Optis v Apple update: SEP & FRAND
16 July 2019
In Optis v Apple, Optis is asserting against Apple that seven of its patents are valid, essential and infringed and…
Glenfiddich on the rocks
09 July 2019
In a recent trade mark opposition, William Grant & Sons Ltd, the biggest independent whisky company in Scotland and owner…
Headstock in the clouds? Don’t fret (just yet)
09 July 2019
Paul Reed Smith Guitars’ (PRS) trade mark for a guitar headstock was held to be non-distinctive by the Board of…
UKIPO success for THE X FACTOR against THE PETS FACTOR
09 July 2019
The UKIPO has recently rejected an application to register the trade mark THE PETS FACTOR for a variety of goods…
Adding adjectival suffix “IC” to VIRGIN causes likelihood of confusion
09 July 2019
Virgin Enterprises Ltd (Virgin) has won an appeal against a UKIPO decision dismissing its opposition to the mark VIRGINIC in…
Another loss for Cadbury in purple trade mark battle
09 July 2019
This is yet another episode in the Nestlé v Cadbury trade mark conflict series (see “related articles” right and below).…
New rules for CJEU appeals already considered twice
09 July 2019
New rules came into force on 01 May 2019 which affect appeals to the Court of Justice of the European…
Revised Rules of Procedure of the Boards of Appeal
08 July 2019
On 01 July 2019 the European Patent Office (EPO) approved a revised set of Rules of Procedure of The Boards…
Conversant Wireless v Huawei & ZTE update: SEP & FRAND
08 July 2019
Following the decision in Unwired Planet v Huawei, the English Patents Court continues to deliver a steady flow of decisions…
General Court: bicycles and motorcycles similar to a low degree
27 June 2019
On 14 May 2019 the General Court issued its decision in Zweirad-Center Stadler v European Union Intellectual Property (EUIPO) (Case…
Scam letters
18 June 2019
We have become aware of scam letters being sent to owners of European Union trade marks (EUTMs). It is likely…
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