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Volkswagen Fails to Get Counties’ Fraud Suit Dismissed at 9th Circuit The litigation cloud idles over VW for its misconduct in installing defeat devices to evade emission standards. Volkswagen settled with the Environmental Protection Agency for over $20 billion, but failed to get a release of liability from state and local governments, which is likely to result in another monolithic payout:... "We are mindful that our conclusion may result in staggering liability for Volkswagen. But this result is due to conduct that could not have been anticipated by Congress: Volkswagen’s intentional tampering with post-sale vehicles to increase air pollution." Case is EPC OF HILLSBOROUGH CTY. V. VOLKSWAGEN GRP. OF AMERICA 18-15937 https://zcu.io/z8fJ

Volkswagen Fails to Get Counties’ Fraud Suit Dismissed at 9th Circuit The litigation cloud idles over VW for its misconduct in installing defeat devices to evade emission standards. Volkswagen settled with the Environmental Protection Agency for over $20 billion, but failed to get a release of liability from state and local governments, which is likely to result in another monolithic payout:... "We are mindful that our conclusion may result in staggering liability for Volkswagen. But this result is due to conduct that could not have been anticipated by Congress: Volkswagen’s intentional tampering with post-sale vehicles to increase air pollution." Case is EPC OF HILLSBOROUGH CTY. V. VOLKSWAGEN GRP. OF AMERICA 18-15937 https://zcu.io/z8fJ

Trademark registrations now available to those in any industry after First Amendment cases strike down prohibitive immoral or scandalous law. Read full article here https://zcu.io/7fG9

USPTO rejects "Go F*ck Yourself" trademark application for Lingerie as "Failing to Function" https://zcu.io/P5CN

WIPO’s member states appointed by consensus Mr. Daren Tang as the Organization's next Director General, with Mr. Tang's six-year term beginning on October 1, 2020. #WIPO https://zcu.io/MUlR

Innovation and entrepreneurship will play a key role in our fight against this pandemic, and in the upcoming recovery of our country, said Andrei Iancu, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Source: USPTO #patent #trademark #USPTO ... https://zcu.io/pQpD

Google has countersued Sonos over alleged patent infringement, escalating a legal battle between the two companies. Read full article here https://zcu.io/EMKM

Trademark applications for I CAN’T BREATHE and BLACK LIVES MATTERS filed in UK https://zcu.io/h1nm #trademark #BlackLivesMatter #iCantBreathe #ip #intellectualproperty

Not the first time Twitter has removed a video from Trump on copyright grounds. #copyright #intellectualproperty https://zcu.io/6tIZ

Volkswagen Fails to Get Counties’ Fraud Suit Dismissed at 9th Circuit The litigation cloud idles over VW for its misconduct in installing defeat devices to evade emission standards. Volkswagen settled with the Environmental Protection Agency for over $20 billion, but failed to get a release of liability from state and local governments, which is likely to result in another monolithic payout:... "We are mindful that our conclusion may result in staggering liability for Volkswagen. But this result is due to conduct that could not have been anticipated by Congress: Volkswagen’s intentional tampering with post-sale vehicles to increase air pollution." Case is EPC OF HILLSBOROUGH CTY. V. VOLKSWAGEN GRP. OF AMERICA 18-15937 https://zcu.io/z8fJ

In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, USPTO will temporarily permit the filing of plant patent applications and follow-on documents via the USPTO patent electronic filing systems Read more here https://zcu.io/Kfhf

The biggest tech companies in the world are shining during an otherwise harrowing earnings season, as cloud businesses get a boost from the spike in working from home and revenue stays resilient. Read more here https://zcu.io/zuxi