UPC: Paris Central Division rejects extended revocation defence filing times

15 April 2024
Given the tight procedural deadlines employed by the Unified Patent Court (UPC) it is unsurprising that since the court opened…
Daisy Bethell
Daisy Bethell
Technical Assistant
UPC: Paris Central Division rejects extended revocation defence filing times

UPC Court of Appeal provides positive step in transparency of proceedings

11 April 2024
The UPC (Unified Patent Court) Court of Appeal has issued its decision in Ocado v Autostore (10 April 2024) regarding…
Rachel Bateman
Rachel Bateman
Partner, Patent Attorney
Khalil Davis
Khalil Davis
Associate, Patent Attorney
UPC Court of Appeal provides positive step in transparency of proceedings

Life after G 2/21: plus ça change, plus c’est la méme chose?

09 April 2024
This article was first published in the March 2024 edition of the CIPA Journal, based upon a presentation given at…
Lawrence King
Lawrence King
Partner, Patent Attorney
Life after G 2/21: plus ça change, plus c’est la méme chose?

Aldi’s copycat gin confirmed as infringing M&S’s registered designs: Court of Appeal guidance on UK registered design infringement

22 März 2024
The Court of Appeal has upheld the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court’s (IPEC) decision, and found Aldi to have infringed four…
Richard Burton
Richard Burton
Partner, Trade Mark Attorney
Sophie Rann
Sophie Rann
Trade Mark Assistant
Aldi’s copycat gin confirmed as infringing M&S’s registered designs: Court of Appeal guidance on UK registered design infringement

Cider house wars: court gives Thatchers lemons

20 März 2024
Thatchers’ infringement claim against Aldi in relation to a lookalike cloudy lemon cider has failed.
Cider house wars: court gives Thatchers lemons

SKINIDENT is not (SKIN-)IDENTICAL …or the limits of “Thomson Life”

20 März 2024
The General Court has once more found that a modified version of an earlier mark could have an independent distinctive…
Yvonne Stone
Yvonne Stone
Partner, Rechtsanwältin
SKINIDENT is not (SKIN-)IDENTICAL …or the limits of “Thomson Life”

It is all in the angles: Umbro wins its double diamond logo trade mark infringement appeal

20 März 2024
The Court of Appeal found that the Dream Pairs’ sign was similar to Umbro’s double diamond logo, overturning the High…
Kamila Geremek
Kamila Geremek
Solicitor
It is all in the angles: Umbro wins its double diamond logo trade mark infringement appeal

Compass Comms v Sanctuary Personnel: relaxation of cause of action estoppel in UKIPO proceedings?

20 März 2024
The applicant, Sanctuary Personnel Limited, had previously brought a cancellation action against the mark SOCIAL WORK NEWS under sections 3(6)…
Kate Cheney
Kate Cheney
Senior Associate, Trade Mark Attorney
Compass Comms v Sanctuary Personnel: relaxation of cause of action estoppel in UKIPO proceedings?

Swatch v Samsung: intermediary liability for trade mark infringement

20 März 2024
We reported on the first instance decision in our article Swatch v Samsung: time for more content review? This case…
Peter Byrd
Peter Byrd
Senior Associate, Solicitor
Swatch v Samsung: intermediary liability for trade mark infringement

March 2024 changes at the Company Names Tribunal

18 März 2024
On 04 March 2024, the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 came into force. The aim of this act…
Anna Reid
Anna Reid
Partner, Solicitor
Laurie Ford
Laurie Ford
Legal Manager
March 2024 changes at the Company Names Tribunal

Registration of transfers of rights and licences at the EPO

14 März 2024
A number of changes have come into effect in relation to the registration of transfers of rights and licenses at…
Alice Stuart-Grumbar
Alice Stuart-Grumbar
Senior Associate, Patent Attorney
Registration of transfers of rights and licences at the EPO

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