Eli Lilly and Co v Genentech Inc: issue estoppel and abuse of process in patent cases
25 March 2020
The Patents Court of England & Wales has a number of tools available to it to prevent the re-litigation of…
Music piracy and registered design infringement - a cunning enforcement tool?
23 March 2020
When it comes to music these days, whilst a good beat and lyrics is naturally of paramount importance in achieving…
UPC: German Federal Constitutional Court upholds constitutional complaint
23 March 2020
The Federal Constitutional Court of Germany (FCC) had decided that that the Parliamentary Act of Approval to the Agreement on…
Mexico joins Hague design registration system
23 March 2020
Mexico has deposited its instrument of accession to the Geneva Act (1999) of the Hague Agreement, thus bringing the overall…
Coronavirus: IP offices in Europe – changed practice
19 March 2020
As a response to the new coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak, intellectual property offices in Europe have implemented special measures to…
Protected designation of origin: NOSECCO evokes PROSECCO
18 March 2020
The UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) has refused the UK designation of the international registration for the mark containing the…
Genuine use of a collective mark: Der Gruene Punkt
18 March 2020
The Court of Justice (CJEU) recently strengthened the position of owners of collective marks in the EU, in particular by…
Identifying hue: Fromageries Bel v J Sainsbury
18 March 2020
In corroboration of the UKIPO’s decision, the High Court of England and Wales has upheld that the trade mark (depicted…
UPC constitutional complaint: German Court decision expected 20 March 2020
18 March 2020
The German Constitutional Court has indicated that it will publish a decision taken by a Senate without a prior oral…
Cofemel decision applied for the first time by UK court
18 March 2020
In Response Clothing v The Edinburgh Woollen Mill the IPEC has issued its first ruling following the CJEU’s decision in…
EUIPO guidelines: more guidance now available
18 March 2020
The new trade mark and design guidelines entered into force as of 01 February 2020. The design guidelines underwent no…
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