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Pending patent cases, Sherlock Holmes, Kim Kardashian, LG, Google – the week in IP

A drop in the number of patent cases pending, the Supreme Court ending the dispute over Sherlock Holmes’ copyright, the question of whether you can copyright a backside, and a licence agreement between Google and LG were among the intellectual property stories hitting the headlines this week

November 09 2014

MPHJ reaches settlement with FTC

Patent troll MPHJ has settled Federal Trade Commission charges that it used deceptive sales claims and phony legal threats in letters accusing thousands of small businesses of patent infringement

November 07 2014

Interview: Mike Weatherley MP, UK IP adviser

Last month Mike Weatherley, appointed the UK government’s IP adviser just over a year ago, published his third report on IP and announced that he was stepping down from the role. He spoke to Emma Barraclough about his time in the job and work still to be done

November 07 2014

Interflora v M&S – reaction from around the web

Disappointing; incredible; another twist; is it personal?; and maybe the first ever trade mark infringement case sent for retrial in the UK – a few of the comments made by lawyers on this week’s Interflora v Marks & Spencer Court of Appeal ruling

November 06 2014

18% of post-Octane motions for fee awards granted

Six months on from the US Supreme Court’s Octane decision, about 18% of motions for fee awards have been granted according to an analysis by Glaser Weil

November 06 2014

Interflora Adwords case set for retrial

In the latest twist in litigation that has seen more false peaks than an ascent of Mount Everest, a panel of Court of Appeal judges has ordered a retrial in the trade mark dispute between Interflora and Marks & Spencer

November 06 2014

Patent reform is more likely, but less needed

Following the Republicans gaining full control of Congress, the chances of patent reform passing in the United States seem higher. Yet the case for it is getting weaker, with litigation plummeting and fee shifting increasingly common

November 06 2014

Play Interflora Snakes & Ladders

Following the Court of Appeal's decision to order a retrial in the Interflora v Marks & Spencer keywords litigation, you too can now try your luck in the UK courts with our unique Interflora snakes & ladders game

Managing IP Correspondent, November 06 2014

Federal Circuit publicly reprimands Edward Reines over Rader email

The Federal Circuit has reprimanded Edward Reines for sending clients and prospects a complimentary email he received from then-Chief Judge Randall Rader. It also referred to the California bar authorities a matter concerning Reines providing concert tickets to Rader

November 05 2014

ANDA litigation set for record year – report

A new Lex Machina report on ANDA litigation reveals that 2014 is already a record year for cases filed and that Oxycontin is the trade name with the largest number of cases since 2009

November 05 2014

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