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Man Suing Apple for $10bn Says He's 'Very Confident' About the Case

A businessman has filed a $10bn lawsuit against Apple, claiming that the iPhone, iPad and iPod all infringe his 1992 invention of an Electronic Reading Device, or ERD.

In an exclusive interview, Thomas Ross, from Miramar in Florida, told the Guardian that he knows he is fighting a goliath. “I am just one person going up against the resources and power of Apple, the biggest corporation in the world. But what’s right is right.”...

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Brexit and the GDPR - why leaving the EU will make life harder for enterprises

Spit five feet inside the IT department of a larger organisation right now and you’ll hit someone with a reasonable claim to dislike the onerous EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

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Kanye West's 'Famous' music video: publicity rights vs the First Amendment

Kanye West’s music video for “Famous” has sparked outrage for portraying naked celebrities in bed, in the form of life-like wax figures. It is not simply the nudity, but the individuals portrayed, which has led to criticism; Rihanna is seen lying next to former boyfriend and abuser, Chris Brown, alleged serial rapist Bill Cosby is featured, as well as Taylor Swift, Anna Wintour and Amber Rose..

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Government responds to proposed changes in design fees

The cost to register designs in the UK is coming down, with the proposed changes likely to come into effect from October 2016.

ITMA submitted a response to the original proposals, and the Government has recently published its official response to the ‘Proposal for Changes to Registered Design Fees’.

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Madonna wins Vogue copyright case in US appeal court

Pop star Madonna has prevailed in a copyright lawsuit concerning her song Vogue in which the plaintiff alleged that a producer had copied a fraction of a second of a horn arrangement from an earlier song and used it in the 1990 hit.

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The IP implications of the UK’s vote to leave the EU

The IP implications of the UK's vote to leave the EU

It is important to note that this vote does not affect Mathys & Squire’s ability to represent its clients in the UK or in Europe.

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The vote to leave the EU will not affect the UK’s relationship with the European Patent Office (EPO).

The EPO is governed by the European Patent Convention (EPC) and is not an EU institution. There are already several non-EU member states that are members of the EPC, including Switzerland, Norway and Turkey.

The UK will therefore remain a member of the EPC, regardless of its departure from the EU, and patent protection in the UK will still be available by filing a European patent application at the EPO. Our European Patent Attorneys will continue to be able to file and prosecute European patent applications, and handle EPO oppositions and appeals on behalf of all our clients....

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Absurd Patent of the Month

In the spirit of Wimbledon, this months absurd patent is for a cube shaped tennis ball...

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