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Both operators and users of The Pirate Bay infringe copyrights owned by a range of music companies, a UK judge ruled today

The UK government and search engines must do more to fight music piracy and promote legitimate content, Labour MP Harriet Harman said today

IP firm Spoor & Fisher Jersey has merged with Cameroon boutique Ngwafor & Partners.

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Two websites alleged to be selling more than 400,000 infringed e-books were shut down after an international coalition of book publishers secured legal action in Ireland and Germany

Attendees of the USPTO’s first roadshow on implementation of the America Invents Act expressed concerns about supplemental examination and pre-issuance submissions of prior art, among other topics

Apple has won the latest round of its global patent litigation battle.

The High Court of Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur recently issued a decision regarding patent and copyright infringement in BT Engineering v Team United Resources & Anor.

In a recent decision regarding a European patent owned by AGA Medical Corporation the District Court of The Hague assessed the question of added subject matter. The patent relates to septal occlusion devices with claims directed to a device made of a tubular braided metal fabric that is extended in diameter towards both ends, so with the shape of a dumbbell, where at least one of the extended portions is cupped towards the other. Occlutech International sought a declaratory judgment that its devices do not infringe the patent and challenged validity of the patent.

New Zealand brought its three-strikes law into force in September 2011 under the provisions of the Copyright (Infringing File Sharing) Amendment Act. The Act provides a mechanism for copyright owners to issue warnings, via ISPs, to internet account holders accused of illegally sharing copyright files – in particular, by way of file sharing software such as BitTorrent. ISPs have vocally objected to having to deliver the message to their customers on behalf of copyright owners. Copyright owners have also objected to the NZ$25 ($21) fee they have to pay to the ISPs.