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Tribunal Practice Notice 1/2024:UKIPO tightens the reins on trade mark limitations
05 September 2024
In response to an increase in problematic limitation requests, the UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) has issued Tribunal Practice Notice…
EasyGroup v Beauty Perfectionists: the troubles of enforcing a not so-distinctive trade mark
05 September 2024
EasyGroup Limited’s infringement claim against Beauty Perfectionists Limited's use of signs containing “easyCOSMETIC” was dismissed by the UK High Court.
EU Board of Appeal overturns refusal: distinctiveness of a position mark
05 September 2024
The application (EU designation of IR No. 1729330) was a position mark filed by SRAM LLC seeking protection in respect…
CHIQUITA, tell me what’s wrong: EUIPO errs in distinctiveness and similarity findings
05 September 2024
The General Court has annulled the EU Intellectual Property Office’s (EUIPO) decisions concerning oppositions to the mark CHIQUITA QUEEN.
Minuty SaS v Miura Brands: earlier mark wins the gold
05 September 2024
A mutually shared distinctive element between two marks is enough to cause confusion. The EU Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) found…
Romania becomes 18th member state of UPC
02 September 2024
Any unitary patent (UP) registered from 01 September 2024 will now designate Romania.
The “DF21” design searching service provided by the UK design registry: an underused, and overlooked, resource?
27 August 2024
When it comes to commercialising a product in the UK, failure to perform any due diligence on whether its underlying…
UPC Court of Appeal corrects course for provisional measures in Abbott v SiBio
23 August 2024
A recent wave of lawsuits relating to medtech devices has led to some interesting insights concerning the Unified Patent Court’s…
Colour in the context of design registration protection in the UK, and when it can be worth considering
21 August 2024
In the context of protecting the appearance of a consumer product in the UK using design registration protection, a focus…
UPC departs from EPO selection principle in novelty analysis: Dexcom v Abbott
08 August 2024
According to established European Patent Office (EPO) practice, a selection of one or more elements from a single list of…
ESA’s innovative “space bricks”: paving the way for lunar construction
05 August 2024
The European Space Agency (ESA) has embarked on an innovative project to develop 3D-printed “space bricks” from lunar regolith, which…
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