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TM111 tool: Trademark systems in 111 countries

For the 8th year running - with new content for 2023 - Hogan Lovells IP offers this comparative guide to various requirements in trademark systems across 111 countries/regions around the...

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Human AI-thorship: Copyrightability of AI-generated works and implications for litigants

To what extent can AI-generated works be copyrightable? And what are the implications for copyright litigation more broadly? We explore these questions, and others, in this...

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“MetaBirkins” are not workin’ - Hermès wins jury trial in NFT trademark infringement brawl

Luxury goods titan Hermès has been handed a major victory in its pioneering lawsuit involving trademark infringement through non-fungible tokens (“NFTs”). A federal jury...

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“MetaBirkins” are not workin’ - Hermès wins jury trial in NFT trademark infringement brawl

Luxury goods titan Hermès has been handed a major victory in its pioneering lawsuit involving trademark infringement through non-fungible tokens (“NFTs”). A federal jury...

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It’s complicated! – Fortnite dances (again!) and copyright protection for choreography around the globe

Epic Games, Inc., the maker of the wildly popular video game Fortnite, has been sued (again) in the United States for its “dance emotes” that allegedly copy popular dance moves...

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Tips for Companies Saying Goodbye to Racial Stereotypes in Branding

The last year has seen urgent discussions concerning racism, discrimination, police violence, inequality, and social justice come to the forefront of life in the United States....

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New U.S. Copyright Law Alert – Intellectual Property Reforms Tucked Into COVID-19 Relief Package

On December 21, 2020, Congress passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 and the act was signed into law on December 27, 2020. But don’t let the bland title fool you. Buried...

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New U.S. Trademark Law Alert – Intellectual Property Reforms Tucked Into COVID-19 Relief Package

On December 21, 2020, Congress passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 and the act was signed into law on December 27, 2020. But don’t let the bland title fool you. Buried...

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CopyC@ Pizzerias: D.C. Circuit affirms dismissal of &Pizza’s IP suit against foreign copycat

In a case “test[ing] the limits of the extraterritorial application of the Copyright and Lanham Acts,” the D.C. Circuit affirms the dismissal of design-your-own pizza restaurant ...

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