European appellate judges have clarified that patent owners need not amend their patents to defend dependent claims, strengthening their ability to rely on narrower fallback claims when broader ones are challenged.
European appellate judges have clarified that patent owners need not amend their patents to defend dependent claims, strengthening their ability to rely on narrower fallback claims when broader ones are challenged.
An exhibition stand supplier has pushed back against claims that it infringed a rival's copyright by using copycat photographs to market products online, arguing that it used artificial intelligence tools to create ultimately distinct images.
A pipe fittings manufacturer has accused an Irish distributor of infringing its patent over a tool that joins pipework without welding, asking a London court to block its opponent from any further alleged transgressions.
Heineken has lost its challenge against a New Zealand distillery's trademark for a penguin serving a cocktail as European Union officials said there is no risk of confusion with the brewery's own penguin-branded alcoholic drinks.
The licensing company for the HDMI technology standard cannot register a trademark depicting the front-facing connecting component of a cable, as European officials ruled that shoppers would not see this shape as expressing anything beyond HDMI compatibility.
Snapchat has brought an action against Dolby in a London court after the two companies recently clashed in the U.S. and Brazil over the audio technology giant's patented video compression technology.
Though proposed updates would result in greater overlap between European Commission merger control efforts and foreign investment screening, dealmakers must understand how different objectives still drive these regimes and how this recalibrated regulatory environment will affect their transactions, say attorneys at Mayer Brown.
