Intellectual Property
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Novo Nordisk Inc. can’t immediately block a former employee from continuing to work for rival BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. because the worker likely isn’t subject to a noncompete agreement he had signed with the Danish pharma giant, the First Circuit ruled Tuesday… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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The Ninth Circuit on Friday upended fashion company Unicolors Inc.’s win in a case accusing H&M of stealing a copyright-protected design, saying the trial court needs to find out if Unicolor’s copyright registration holds up despite containing inaccuracies… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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Generic-drug maker Mylan convinced the Patent Trial and Appeal Board to nix a handful of Sanofi-Aventis patents Friday covering the Lantus SoloStar disposable insulin injection pen, adding to its past wins in cases related to the same product… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for the third time Wednesday has extended certain patent and trademark filing deadlines with the aim of accommodating those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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The Ninth Circuit ruled Wednesday that Johnny Love Vodka can’t revive its lawsuit alleging lipstick logos on Jim Beam flavored vodkas infringe its trademark, saying the lower court judge hadn’t made an obvious mistake when she nixed Johnny Love’s case… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
Mike LaSusa 