The Unified Patent Court has asked the European Union's top court to clarify when companies outside the court's jurisdiction may be targeted in infringement claims, as the new patents court looks to test the limits of the forum.
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UPC Asks Top EU Court To Rule On Extra-Territorial Reach

By Alex Baldwin

The Unified Patent Court has asked the European Union's top court to clarify when companies outside the court's jurisdiction may be targeted in infringement claims, as the new patents court looks to test the limits of the forum.

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UK Publishers To Collectively License Works To AI Developers

By Jamie Lennox

A collecting society for publishers invited its members on Tuesday to join a scheme that will collectively license published works to artificial intelligence developers in exchange for payment.

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No More 'Mr Nice' TM After Famed Smuggler's Heirs Lose Spat

By Hanna Vioque

The heirs of Britain's most famous drug smuggler have lost two trademarks over "Mr. Nice" after failing to prove they had genuinely used the nickname for Howard Marks to market their legal cannabis products, European officials have ruled.

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LITIGATION

Sign Maker Sues Rival For Exploiting Starbucks Designs

By Max Austin

A British signwriting service has accused a former project manager of copying technical drawings made for Starbucks and using them to help his new employer hijack multiple projects, costing it more than £2 million ($2.7 million).

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Mr. Olympia Unit Outmuscles Bodybuilding Biz's 'Hercules' TM

By Max Austin

The company behind the Mr. Olympia bodybuilding contest has convinced European officials to block a rival's bid to trademark "Hercules Olympia," finding that fans would be likely to think it was tied to the long-running men's competition. 

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