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European brand owners are vacillating between optimism and apprehension in 2022 as they navigate continuous developments in IP law. At the forefront is the prospect of greater patent law harmonization with the entry into force of the UPC and the European patent.

FOSS Patents Monday, April 5, 2021 Based on how the Google v. Oracle Supreme Court hearing went in October 2020, it appeared to be a given that the Java APIs in question were copyrightable, and the fair use debate was over whether the Federal Circuit had correctly ruled against Google or whether the San Francisco jury would have had to be afforded so much deference that a judgment as a matter of law wasn't warranted. In the former case, the case would have gone back to San Francisco for a remedies determination. In the latter case, the Federal Circuit would likely have remanded for a retria...

Tuesday, February 2, 2021 Another pre-emptive strike by the German judiciary against patent injunction reform: no reform at all might be the best outcome by now It's high time that those advocating patent injunction reform in Germany--a broad coalition of companies from many countries--seriously asked themselves one question: Wouldn't it be tactically smart at this stage to ask the Bundestag (Federal Parliament) to pass its patent reform bill without a new statute on injunctive relief I'm raising this question--and as you may have figured, it's a rhetorical one--in light of the latest pre-e...

December 15 2020 When we look back on 2020, we will remember a year like no other. As COVID-19 dominated lives and the US presidency battle became ugly, people watched with a mixture of fear, horror and disbelief. But as we head towards 2021, there may be light at the end of the tunnel. Each day brings fresh hope of a vaccine being rolled out soon, while Joe Biden is readying for the White House despite the best delaying efforts of Donald Trump. Although these may be many people's chief memories, we wanted to recap on how 2020 reshaped IP. Read on to find out more.