Motorola Wins Bid To Reinstate $136M US IP Award In England

By Sophia Dourou

Motorola has successfully reinstated a $136.3 million judgment that enforces a U.S. decision against a Chinese radio-maker for infringing its intellectual property rights, as an appeals court held on Friday that ongoing proceedings abroad were no reason to revoke the English decision.

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Actors Vote To Refuse Image, Voice Scans Over AI Fears

By Adele Redmond

Film and television performers in the U.K. have voted to refuse to have digital scans on set in a bid to stop their voices and likenesses being replicated through artificial intelligence.

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EU Court Questions Fairness Of Music Fees For Empty Rooms

By Hanna Vioque

Europe's top court ruled Thursday that a Czech court would have to determine whether a copyright management organization was applying unfair rates to hotel providers by collecting royalties when music played in empty rooms. 

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Record Label Defends Deal-Ending Notices With Ex-Partner

By Hanna Vioque

A record label has denied allegations from a former business partner that it failed to properly terminate a license deal they had agreed, pointing out that the rival had responded to its notices and understood what breaches it had committed. 

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Bugatti Beats Finance Firm's 'Pugatti' EU Trademark

By Hanna Vioque

Bugatti has persuaded European officials to revoke a finance company's trademark application for "Pugatti Property Management" after showing that shoppers would be likely to mix up the sign with the carmaker's classic logo.

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UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London

By Laura Stewart Liberty

This past week in London has seen the designer of an 88-facet diamond bring a copyright claim against a luxury watch retailer, collapsed firm Axiom Ince bring legal action against the solicitors' watchdog, and the Post Office hit with compensation claims from two former branch managers over their wrongful convictions during the Horizon information technology scandal.

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