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Bristows | United Kingdom | 1 Oct 2021
Optis v Apple: FRAND sinners repent, and ye shall be absolved (in all likelihood)
Mr Justice Meade handed down his hotly awaited judgment in Trial F of the Optis v Apple saga this week. It canvases a plethora of interesting…
Bereskin & Parr LLP | Canada | 17 Sep 2021
Federal Court of Appeal provides jolt to voltage’s reverse class action
The Federal Court of Appeal (FCA) has re-opened the door for copyright owners to seek remedies against a class of defendants for their direct…
Torkin Manes LLP | Canada | 25 Nov 2019
When is a Structure Not A “Structure”? The Modern Approach to Statutory Interpretation
When Courts interpret statutes, they consider the "ordinary meaning" of the words used in the legislation. "Ordinary meaning" refers to the reader's…
Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer Baratz | USA | 15 Apr 2019
Federal Circuit Makes Ruling on Trademarking Websites Precedential
At the urging of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, the Federal Circuit has made precedential its January ruling in In re: Siny Corp., case number…
Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, PC | USA | 20 Mar 2019
First Precedential Opinion Panel Determines PTAB Has Discretion to Join Same Party and New Issues to Existing IPR
Last week, the first Precedential Opinion Panel (“POP”) entered a decision examining the scope of joinder available under 35 U.S.C. § 315(c)…
Saikrishna & Associates | India | 18 Mar 2019
Moral rights: can authors waive their special rights?
The Copyright Act specifically addresses authors' special rights, which comprise the right to claim authorship of a work and the right to prevent any distortion, modification or mutilation of a work which would be prejudicial to the author's reputation. While jurisprudence on moral rights is still relatively limited, a few foundational cases are emblematic of India's approach and the......
Crowell & Moring LLP | USA | 12 Mar 2019
New Reporting Pay Obligations for California Retailers - Blame the Cell Phone?
A recent decision by a California appellate court may increase the frustration level for retailers trying to implement effective flexible work…
Jones Day | USA | 27 Feb 2019
Return Mail Argued Before the Supreme Court
On February 19, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in Return Mail, Inc. v. United States Postal Service, No. 17-1594 (U.S.). This case raises an…
White & Case | USA | 13 Feb 2019
Illinois Supreme Court Rules: “Aggrieved” Person Does Not Require Separate, “Actual” Injury for Biometric Information Privacy Act Claim
On January 25, 2019, the Supreme Court of Illinois held in Rosenbach v. Six Flags Entertainment Corp. that an "aggrieved" person entitled to seek…
Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP | USA | 13 Feb 2019
Mission Product Holdings, Inc. v. Tempnology, LLC
"When licensing trademark rights, you need to think about a host of issues at the outset including the impact of a licensor declaring bankruptcy."…
