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Marvel Sues To Maintain Full Rights Of Avengers Characters

29th September 2021
The complaints, obtained by the Hollywood Reporter, came after the estate of the late comics artist Steve Ditko filed a notice of termination with the US Copyright Office for the copyright of Dr Strange and Spider-Man. Both characters are currently held by Marvel Entertainment. However, Ditko co-created both alongside the late Stan Lee and his […]
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Google Slams EU Regulators For Ignoring Apple Following Record Fine

28th September 2021
At the start of a five-day hearing, Google representatives told judges at the General Court that Android has been a huge success story of competition at work. Back in 2018, the European Commission fined Google, claiming that, since 2011, it had used Android to thwart rivals and solidify its dominance in general internet search. Tech […]
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Mondelez Threatens Trademark Battle Over Snack Bar’s Lilac Packaging

27th September 2021
Mondelez, which owns big names such as Oreo and Toblerone, claims that Primal Pantry’s snack bar “exploits” the trademark of its Milka chocolate bars. Mondelez’s lawyers are demanding that the use of lilac packaging for the snack bar be swapped out, warning of a £5,200 penalty each time the trademark is infringed. However, Nurture Brands, […]
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Jury Begins Deliberations In R Kelly’s Sex Trafficking And Racketeering Trial

27th September 2021
Prosecutors and defence lawyers concluded their closing arguments last week. Now the 12-strong jury will begin deliberating on the charges of sex trafficking and racketeering bought against the 54-year-old singer.  In addition to being accused of running a trafficking ring, R Kelly is also charged with multiple violating of the Mann Act, the federal law […]
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Huawei CFO Leaves Canada Following Agreement With US Over Fraud Charges

27th September 2021
Following a years-long extradition saga, Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou travelled home to China on Friday as an agreement with US prosecutors to end the bank fraud case against her was reached. Meng’s detention has long been a point of tension between the US and China.  Following the deal, two Canadians, who were arrested […]
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JP Morgan Will Pay $15.7 Million To Settle Spoofing Lawsuit

24th September 2021
The settlement was disclosed late Wednesday and stemmed from US government investigations into illegal trading in futures and precious metals markets, commonly referred to as spoofing. Spoofing is a practice in which traders place orders with the intention of cancelling to move prices to benefit their market positions.  JP Morgan did not admit any wrongdoing […]
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US Judge Orders Facebook To Release Anti-Rohingya Content Records For Genocide Case

23rd September 2021
On Wednesday, a judge in Washington DC criticised Facebook for its failure to hand over information to investigators seeking to prosecute the Myanmar for international crimes against the Rohingya people.  Facebook had refused to release the data, arguing that it would violate US law barring online communication services from disclosing users’ conversations. However, the judge […]
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Elizabeth Holmes Called Herself The “Best Businessperson Of The Year” In Private Texts

23rd September 2021
In text messages to Balwani in November 2014, Holmes proclaimed she had “total confidence in myself best business person of the year” and also wrote, “don’t give what anyone thinks - engage employees in meetings by stories and making it about them (i.e. prepare well).”  These messages to her then-partner and former Theranos President Balwani […]
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Walmart Beats Greenpeace’s Recycling Lawsuit

22nd September 2021
On Monday, US District Judge Maxine Chesney dismissed claims by Greenpeace that Walmart violated California's Unfair Competition Law by marketing and selling single-use plastic products. Greenpeace’s complaint argued that Walmart customers who bought plastic items, including plastic party cups, cutlery, and fruit snack cups, do not have access to recycling programmes that accept these items.  […]
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US Sues To Block Deal Between American Airlines And JetBlue

22nd September 2021
The lawsuit asks a federal court in Boston to block the “Northeast Alliance” partnership which was announced in July 2020 following its approval by the US Transportation Department. The suit takes aim at American Airlines, arguing that the alliance would dramatically increase prices for consumers.  Both American Airlines and JetBlue have said they will contest […]
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