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Ford Scores Win at the Federal Circuit in Design Patent Case

By Majid AlBassam & William Gvoth on August 1, 2019

In its recently issued opinion in Automotive Body Parts Association v. Ford Global Technologies, LLC, the Federal Circuit reaffirms the importance of design patents and their value in an overall patent portfolio strategy for automotive manufacturers and others who may be threatened by aftermarket sales of replacement parts. It also provides guidance on the arguments that can and cannot be used to invalidate a design patent based on functionality of the design and whether,…

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Before The DST Settles: United Kingdom Pushes Ahead With Digital Services Tax

By Squire Patton Boggs on July 25, 2019

On Thursday 11 July 2019, the UK government confirmed that it will bring forward legislation for a new Digital Services Tax (DST) to take effect from April 2020. Squire Patton Boggs’ Tax team have prepared an alert, analysing the proposed legislation and assessing its possible impact and wider implications, which can be downloaded here. For more information, please contact Jeremy Cape or Jeff VanderWolk.…

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Harmful Gender Stereotypes Banned in UK Advertising: An Update

By Carlton Daniel & Katie Rogers on July 23, 2019

As we reported earlier this year, following a six-month adjustment period, a new rule dealing with the depiction of harmful gender stereotypes, has been introduced into the CAP and BCAP Codes, which came into force on 14 June 2019. Despite being just a month in, the ASA has already received complaints about adverts which appear to be in breach. The new rule applies to broadcast and non-broadcast media advertisements (including online and social media…

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“It’s Unbelievable Jeff” – The ASA Overturn Sky Bet’s ‘Request a Bet’ Ad Ruling

By Carlton Daniel on July 21, 2019

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) recently announced that it has overturned its original ruling published on 13 March 2019 relating to a Sky Bet TV ad promoting their ‘Request a Bet’ service. As reported by Carlton Daniel in this blog and in Law360, the ASA had previously found that the advertisement contravened the advertiser’s duty to be socially responsible (outlined in Section 16 of the CAP Code and Section 17 of the BCAP Code…

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But life isn’t fair….

By Paul Jinks on July 18, 2019

Anyone who negotiates contracts for a living has their own personal war stories of dealing with other parties whose significant negotiating leverage meant they ended up accepting terms which in an ideal world they wouldn’t. But could having the upper hand and using that to extract the best possible deal come back to haunt you? A recent Court of Appeal decision suggests not. The basic facts of Times Travel (UK) Ltd v Pakistan International Airlines…

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You could be a celebrity without knowing it if you have 30,000 followers on social media

By Carlton Daniel & Jack Blakey on July 16, 2019

In a landmark decision, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) in the UK recently ruled that, for the purposes of the CAP Code at least, a social media user may be considered a celebrity where they have 30,000 followers or more. In this case, the ASA found that an influencer breached the CAP Code when she published an Instagram post promoting an over-the-counter sleeping tablet produced by Sanofi. The caption for the post was marked ‘AD’…

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Overcoming Rejections Based on Your Own References

By Benjamin Ford on July 14, 2019

While prosecuting a patent application before the USPTO, you receive a novelty or obviousness rejection in which the cited prior art seems very familiar… because it is your own reference. Is this proper? Can a US patent examiner use your own disclosures against you? Like many legal questions, the answer is “it depends.” When making a prior art rejection in the US, a patent examiner distinguishes between prior art that is available under 35…

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2019 has so far Shown a Continued State of Flux for 35 U.S.C. §101

By William Gvoth on July 11, 2019

Since the decision in Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank International, 573 U.S. 208 (2014), one of the most hotly discussed topics in the US patent field has been patent eligibility under 35 U.S.C. § 101 (“§ 101”). Certainly, countless hours have been spent debating, discussing, and arguing proper application and interpretation of § 101. This is the result of significant uncertainty felt throughout the field with respect to application of § 101 at the USPTO…

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Leading the way…

By Squire Patton Boggs on July 1, 2019

Squire Patton Boggs is thrilled that our outstanding IP team continues to be recognised for its expertise. Partner Ron Lemieux has recently been listed in the IAM Patent 1000 as one of the world’s leading patent professionals. Ron is based in our Palo Alto office and we are so pleased that his work and dedication to the practice has been recognised. Congratulations Ron!…

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Hungry for change: ASA and Government target junk food ads

By Carlton Daniel & Natasha Maric on June 27, 2019

With childhood obesity rates in the UK among some of the worst in Europe, the Government has set a national target to halve childhood obesity by 2030. Whilst the Government acknowledges that this is a multi-faceted problem, it has reported that evidence suggests that children’s exposure to advertising of products that are high in fat, salt and/or sugar (“HFSS”) contributes to their consumption patterns. HFSS product advertising is currently subject to content and placement restrictions…

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Ford Scores Win at the Federal Circuit in Design Patent Case

Before The DST Settles: United Kingdom Pushes Ahead With Digital Services Tax

Harmful Gender Stereotypes Banned in UK Advertising: An Update

“It’s Unbelievable Jeff” – The ASA Overturn Sky Bet’s ‘Request a Bet’ Ad Ruling

But life isn’t fair….

You could be a celebrity without knowing it if you have 30,000 followers on social media

Overcoming Rejections Based on Your Own References

2019 has so far Shown a Continued State of Flux for 35 U.S.C. §101

Leading the way…

Hungry for change: ASA and Government target junk food ads

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