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LinkedIn Files Lawsuit to Stop Unlawful Automatic Data Scraping

The professional networking company LinkedIn recently filed a lawsuit against 100 unnamed individuals for using automated software programs (or “bots”) to harvest user profiles from its website. The lawsuit is a preliminary step to revealing the identities of the scrapers — LinkedIn intends… Continue Reading →

Samsung Patents Holographic TV

Samsung recently filed a patent for a TV that uses holograms (created by lasers resulting in images floating in front of the screen).  This new experience would take the TV viewing experience outside of the actual TV screen using 3D… Continue Reading →

UK to Ratify the Unified Patent Court

The UK is to ratify plans to create a patent court that will span the European Union. It had been expected that Britain would pull out of plans to create a single European patent system following the Brexit decision to leave… Continue Reading →

The Chartered Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys Launched on 24 November 2016

The Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys (ITMA) was granted a Royal Charter in April 2016. The Chartered Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys (CITMA) was officially launched on 24 November 2016. The new title will strengthen the Institute’s longstanding reputation in… Continue Reading →

Google Patents Smart Contact Lenses

A patent filed in April 2015 by Google aims to revolutionise human beings’ sight by developing liquid contact lenses that are designed to be injected directly into a lens capsule of the eye.  The goal of these contact lenses is… Continue Reading →

Apple Patents Augmented Reality Maps for iPhones

Apple has recently been granted a patent (US Patent No. 9,488,488) for ‘Augmented reality maps’.  The patent was first filed in 2011 but has now been published by the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).  Apple will use the iPhone hardware… Continue Reading →

Obtaining Cost Effective Patent Protection in Europe

Once a European patent application has been granted patentees must choose to validate the granted application in one or more European countries. Once grant fees have been paid to the European Patent Office (EPO) a European patent will be awarded…. Continue Reading →

Qualcomm Instigated Patent Disputes Against Meizu in China, US, France and Germany

Qualcomm Incorporated is a world leader in 3G and next-generation mobile technologies.  The company has a really strong patent portfolio and currents ranks no. 1 for this technology in China. Qualcomm who make mobile phone chips has filed complaints against… Continue Reading →

Apple v Samsung Design Infringement Case at Supreme Court

In 2012 Samsung was found to have infringed three of Apple’s iPhone design patents in the sale of some of their smartphones.  These related to the round-cornered front face, the bezel of the iPhone and the coloured grid of 16… Continue Reading →

Warner Bros. Awarded $2.6 Million Damages in US Legal Copyright Victory

The recent result upheld a ruling from a decade old copyright case involving images from the classic movies “The Wizard of Oz” and “Gone with the Wind,” as well as several “Tom and Jerry” shorts. The background to the case was… Continue Reading →

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