Beijing and HK groups form giant East IP to tap growth & more…Keep up with what has been happening this week in our latest IP news round-up…

Collection of unreleased Marvin Gaye songs found in Belgium

Questions surround ownership of demo tapes reportedly left by soul artist as a thank-you to his Ostend hosts

UK Intellectual Property Office To Launch New Financial Support Scheme For SMEs

The UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) will be launching a new, tiered financial support pilot scheme for small to medium enterprises (SMEs).

New Patent Office obviousness guidance & more…Keep up with what has been happening this week in our latest IP news round-up…

UK Govt: “Pronounced Inaccuracies” in Press Reports on IP-Related Matters

A study on emerging public perceptions of intellectual property in UK media has found that there are “pronounced inaccuracies in the reporting on IP related matters in the UK Press.”

Report launched into UK’s IP-backed finance landscape & more…Keep up with what has been happening this week in our latest IP news round-up…

Tennessee becomes first US state with law protecting musicians from AI

Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed a bill into law on Thursday that aimed to protect artists including musicians from unauthorised use by artificial intelligence.

IP waiver proposal threatens Arizona tech transfer system & more…Keep up with what has been happening this week in our latest IP news round-up…

Changes to IP laws ‘not necessary’ to deal with NFTs, says report

Study by USPTO and US Copyright Office finds current laws are “adequate” and new legislation could impede evolving technology’s development

IP waiver proposal threatens Arizona tech transfer system

Last month, World Trade Organisation members considered a proposal that would force U.S.

Global patent filings fall for first time in 14 years & more…Keep up with what has been happening this week in our latest IP news round-up…

BofA clinches record number of patents with AI, information security in focus

Bank of America secured a record 644 U.S.

Brazilian Lawmaker Introduces Bill to Allow AI as Inventor & more…Keep up with what has been happening this week in our latest IP news round-up…

Intellectual property fights hobble DOE fusion program

The moonshot U.S.

The EPO discounts fees for micro-entities & more…Keep up with what has been happening this week in our latest IP news round-up…

Black Talent and Leadership in STEM welcomes Marks & Clerk as Consortium Member

Cambridge Wireless are pleased to announce that leading international intellectual property firm Marks & Clerk has joined the Black Talent and Leadership Programme as a Consortium member of the ‘Be the Change’ initiative which addresses the underrepresentation of Black Talent in STEM.

Kazakhstan-based firm explores blockchain for IP protection & more…Keep up with what has been happening this week in our latest IP news round-up…

Meta must face search-engine patent case, US appeals court says

Meta Platforms must face a Dutch software company’s lawsuit claiming it infringed patents related to a system for auto-completing search prompts, a U.S.

Meta settles streaming-patent case & more…Keep up with what has been happening this week in our latest IP news round-up…

AI is testing the limits of copyright law

Copyright is the latest battleground for AI.

Carpmaels & Ransford announces new Senior Associate promotion & more…Keep up with what has been happening this week in our latest IP news round-up…

Palo Alto Networks hit with $151.5 mln verdict in Centripetal patent trial

A federal jury in Virginia awarded cybersecurity company Centripetal Networks $151.5 million in damages on Wednesday after finding that rival Palo Alto Networks violated the company’s patent rights.

Potter Clarkson brings specialist IP offering to Glasgow & more…Keep up with what has been happening this week in our latest IP news round-up…

Mariah Carey slams ‘All I Want for Christmas Is You’ copyright lawsuit

Mariah Carey has fired back at a California federal lawsuit over her holiday standard “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” calling a country singer’s claim that she copied his band’s song of the same name “not only false but frivolous.”

Dehns to provide IP services to Scottish Universities & more…Keep up with what has been happening this week in our latest IP news round-up…

Anthropic fires back at music publishers’ AI copyright lawsuit

Artificial intelligence company Anthropic has asked a Tennessee federal court to reject an early bid by three music publishers to stop it from using and reproducing their song lyrics through its chatbot Claude.

Appleyard Lees appoints new managing partner & more…Keep up with what has been happening this week in our latest IP news round-up…

German anti-fascists aim to trademark Nazi slogans to ‘hit them where it hurts’

Initiative in Germany is attempting to undermine neo-Nazi business model based on disemvoweled words

Prada’s Triangle Pattern (Mostly) Not Inherently Distinctive, Per EUIPO Board

Can Prada’s Triangle pattern be protected as a trademark?

Copyright for original Mickey Mouse persona to run out & more…Keep up with what has been happening this week in our latest IP news round-up…

Nokia And Honor Sign 5G Patent Licensing Agreement To Avoid Litigation

According to a statement on Nokia’s official website, Nokia announced that it had signed a new patent cross-licensing agreement with Honor.

AI cannot patent inventions, UK Supreme Court confirms & more…Keep up with what has been happening this week in our latest IP news round-up…

Buzzfeed, Semafor sued by Ozy Media over alleged trade secret theft

Ozy Media has sued digital media company Buzzfeed, startup news outlet Semafor and its founder Ben Smith for allegedly stealing trade secrets from the now-shuttered U.S.

Big law firms gobble up intellectual property firms & more…Keep up with what has been happening this week in our latest IP news round-up…

Meta used copyrighted books for AI training despite its own lawyers’ warnings, authors allege

Meta Platforms’ lawyers had warned it about the legal perils of using thousands of pirated books to train its AI models, but the company did it anyway, according to a new filing in a copyright infringement lawsuit initially brought this summer.

All change at the UKIPO for AI-based inventions & more…Keep up with what has been happening this week in our latest IP news round-up…

US sets policy to seize patents of government-funded drugs if price deemed too high

The Biden Administration on Thursday announced it is setting new policy that will allow it to seize patents for medicines developed with government funding if it believes their prices are too high.

Bangladesh committed to intellectual property growth & more…Keep up with what has been happening this week in our latest IP news round-up…

OpenAI, Microsoft hit with new author copyright lawsuit over AI training

OpenAI and Microsoft (MSFT.O)

IPO launches new IP and Business Growth survey & more…Keep up with what has been happening this week in our latest IP news round-up…

Mariah Carey sued for copyright infringement over All I Want for Christmas Is You

Carey faces second lawsuit from songwriter Andy Stone over huge holiday hit, after he filed to dismiss his own 2022 claim

Government urged to address AI ‘risks’ to avoid ‘spooking’ public

Ministers also urged the Government to ‘move with greater urgency’ when it comes to addressing potential risks associated with the technology.

Clarity from EPO on Priority Entitlement in Patent Proceedings & more…Keep up with what has been happening this week in our latest IP news round-up…

US law firm Buchanan to absorb 22-lawyer intellectual property firm

U.S.

End of the 10-day rule & more…Keep up with what has been happening this week in our latest IP news round-up…

Arch launches intangible assets unit with Aon IP liability team

Arch Insurance International has unveiled its new intangible assets division, with operations starting forthwith.

Dehns successfully retains Tier 1 patent ranking & more…Keep up with what has been happening this week in our latest IP news round-up…

Frasers Group offloads IP of women’s fashion brand

Shirebrook-based Frasers Group has sold the intellectual property of women’s clothing and fashion brand Missguided to SHEIN.

EPO’s Deep Tech Finder & more…Keep up with what has been happening this week in our latest IP news round-up…

Five Eyes intelligence chiefs warn on China’s ‘theft’ of intellectual property

The Five Eyes countries’ intelligence chiefs came together on Tuesday to accuse China of intellectual property theft and using artificial intelligence for hacking and spying against the nations, in a rare joint statement by the allies.

Foley Hoag completes hire of all-female patent team from Cooley & more…Keep up with what has been happening this week in our latest IP news round-up…

Foley Hoag completes hire of all-female patent team from Cooley

Quartet of patent experts joins recent Cooley hire Amy Baker Mandragouras to boost Foley’s life sciences IP practice

The shape of things to come?

Google defeats $217 mln patent case at trial over mobile technology & more…Keep up with what has been happening this week in our latest IP news round-up…

Google defeats $217 mln patent case at trial over mobile technology

Google’s API detects a user’s location and situation and responds by creating “customised experiences,” like suggesting a playlist when a user plugs in headphones and starts to jog, according to the company’s website.