Semiconductor giant MediaTek has convinced a London court to hurry along proceedings to determine fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory cross-licensing terms for a suit of 4G and 5G patents with Huawei.
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MediaTek Gets Court To Speed Up Huawei FRAND Spat

By Alex Baldwin

Semiconductor giant MediaTek has convinced a London court to hurry along proceedings to determine fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory cross-licensing terms for a suit of 4G and 5G patents with Huawei.

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Ducati Can't Nix 'Monster' Energy TM For Virtual Bikes

By Hanna Vioque

British officials have granted Monster Energy a trademark for its name over goods that can be downloaded virtually, ruling that shoppers wouldn't think that they were somehow connected to Ducati's Monster-branded motorcycles. 

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Google Blocks Chinese Tech Co.'s European 'Googtab' TM

By Tabitha Burbidge

Google has successfully blocked a Chinese company from registering the European trademark "Googtab," after trademark officials agreed that the public were likely to confuse the mark with the Silicon Valley giant's existing rights for "Google."

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LITIGATION

Arkema Wins 2nd Shot At Voiding Solvay's Polymer Patent

By Jamie Lennox

Materials producer Arkema can take another swing at rival Solvay's polymer patent after proving that officials construed the blueprint in multiple contradictory ways when assessing its validity, a European appeals board said in a ruling released Tuesday.

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Truck Aerodynamics Co. Slams Strikeout Bid In Patent Row

By Hanna Vioque

A truck aerodynamics company has hit back at a strikeout request brought by the competitor it is accusing of infringing a patent it owned by wrongly modifying its spoilers, arguing the case involves disputed facts and requires a trial.

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Ideagen Says K10 Vision Misled Clients With False Product Ties

By Tabitha Burbidge

Audit software company Ideagen Ltd. has accused the former owners of a business it acquired for over £19 million ($25.1 million) of tricking clients into defecting to a rival startup through false claims of involvement in developing a key Ideagen product.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

What Latest VC Model Document Revisions Offer UK Investors

Recent updates to the British Private Equity and Venture Capital Association model documents, reflecting prevailing U.K. market practice on early-stage equity financing terms and increasing focus on compliance issues, provide needed protection for investors in relation to the growth in global foreign direct investment regimes, say lawyers at Davis Polk.

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Monster Beverage Corp.

Solvay SA

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

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UK High Court

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