Novo Nordisk secured an injunction Thursday preventing an ex-strategy lead from using for profit or disclosing emails containing information the pharmaceutical company alleges could seriously damage its business, after a London judge concluded there was credible evidence that confidential material might have been taken.
Novo Nordisk secured an injunction Thursday preventing an ex-strategy lead from using for profit or disclosing emails containing information the pharmaceutical company alleges could seriously damage its business, after a London judge concluded there was credible evidence that confidential material might have been taken.
A London judge has refused to let easyGroup block a bathroom design specialist's range of "easy bathrooms" trademarks, concluding that shoppers wouldn't mix up the easyJet owner's low-cost brands with higher-end bathroom products.
Christian Dior has failed to block a Spanish candlemaker from registering the trademark "Cerabella," as European officials found consumers would not confuse it with the luxury designer's "Terra Bella" fragrance line.
A British drone maker has pushed back against claims it deliberately copied a U.S. defense contractor's drone design, arguing that the technology is not new because it was already in the public domain before it was patented.
TotalEnergies has failed to block a Malaysian palm oil producer from registering a curved logo as a trademark, as European officials found consumers would differentiate the energy giant's design because it relied upon a completely different shape and color.
Laura Peter, who served as U.S. Patent and Trademark Office deputy director under the first Trump administration, has been nominated for the role of deputy director general of the World Intellectual Property Organization's patents and technology sector, the USPTO announced Thursday.
As artificial intelligence implementation is causing clients' expectations of outside counsel to shift toward greater risk control and more transparent value, successful law firm transformation and the preservation of professional trust will require governance, training and accountability, says John Hutchinson at Broadfield.
