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Macpherson Kelley | Australia | 1 Sep 2020
A recent decision of the Australian Trade Marks Office has resulted in Samsung’s trade mark, Samsung QLED, proceed to registration despite it wholly…
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Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer Baratz | USA | 19 Jun 2019
The Patent Trial and Appeal Board of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office invalidated three patents owned by frequent patent plaintiff Uniloc 2017…
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Knobbe Martens | USA | 18 Jun 2019
In ATI Technologies ULC v. IANCU, Appeal Nos. 2016-2222, -2406, -2608, the Federal Circuit held that diligence requires “reasonably continuous…
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Noerr LLP | Russia | 18 Mar 2019
In 2017-2018 the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) actively continued investigations and proceedings against both Russian and multinational…
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Bird & Bird LLP | Germany | 25 Jan 2019
Last year, a court in Berlin requested that influencers need to highlight all posts with #advertising, regardless of whether they are sponsored or…
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CCPIT Patent & Trademark Law Office | China | 4 Dec 2018
From last year, with the improvement of China's industrial technological level as well as the tremendous changes in the international competitive…
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Harness, Dickey & Pierce, PLC | USA | 16 Nov 2018
In Ancora Technologies, Inc., v. HTC America, Inc., [2018-1404] (November 16, 2018), the Federal Circuit reversed the district court’s dismissal of…
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Manatt Phelps & Phillips LLP | USA | 8 Nov 2018
In the self-regulatory body's first case under a new rule, the National Advertising Division (NAD) denied LG Electronics' request to reopen a case and…
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Meissner Bolte | European Union, Germany | 12 Oct 2018
The concept "Industry 4.0" is on everyone's lips. Industry 4.0 is the name for an innovative project concerning a comprehensive…
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Allens | Australia | 18 Jul 2018
Competition news In Touch looks at what's been happening in Competition this month, and what it means for your business. We hope you find this issue…