Steve Coogan's Production Co. Defeats Comedy Rip-Off Claim

By Eddie Beaver

Steve Coogan's production company has defeated a claim that it ripped off a comedian's sitcom after a London court on Friday found that the original series was not capable of being protected by copyright.

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IP Group Slams UPC Verdict As Threat To In-House Counsel

By Jamie Lennox

An intellectual property group is urging the Unified Patent Court to clarify that parties' employees can act as representatives, expressing concern that a recent ruling has threatened in-house counsel's ability to appear at the court.

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Juul's Vape Patent Goes Up In Smoke At UPC

By Tabitha Burbidge

American vape maker NJOY convinced the Unified Patent Court on Friday to pull the plug on a vape device patent owned by its rival Juul in seven European countries, nixing one of several Juul patents NJOY is currently challenging.

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Kikkoman's 'Emojigrid' TM Trimmed In EU Fight

By Tabitha Burbidge

A company that owns the rights to several "emoji" trademarks scored a partial win in its challenge to the "emojigrid" mark of Japanese soy sauce maker Kikkoman, after EU officials bared its use for any services overlapping with the older TMs of Emoji Co.

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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 family of the late chairman of Leicester City FC sue a helicopter manufacturer for £2.15 billion ($2.63 billion), Vivienne Westwood bring a copyright claim against the late designer's foundation and blockchain giant Tether file a new claim in its ongoing dispute with crypto trading firm Swan Bitcoin. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.

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Accenture Wins 2nd Shot At Securing Data Modeling Patent

By Jamie Lennox

Professional services giant Accenture has revived its hopes of getting a European patent over a data modeling system, convincing an appeals panel that earlier officials did not properly explain their refusal of its application.

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Arnold & Porter Guides Touchlight In Ceva Animal Health Deal

By Hanna Vioque

The biotech company behind a novel DNA manufacturing technology has signed a deal with a healthcare business to develop jabs for animals in a transaction steered by Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP.  

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Fieldfisher Hires Disputes Pro From DWF In Birmingham

By Jamie Lennox

Fieldfisher LLP has hired a new dispute resolution partner to its Birmingham office from DWF LLP, with the new arrival saying Friday that he is keen to work on high-value matters that are "unheard of" at other firms in central England.

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