Social media – devising and protecting your online presence from the outset
03 October 2022
In the context of social media, one of the most important assets to a streamer is their online persona, through…
EPO may continue to be ISA and IPEA for Chinese PCT applicants
29 September 2022
The European Patent Office (EPO) and the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) recently announced an extension to the pilot…
Novelty over prior art drawings: a comparison of European and Chinese patent practice
27 September 2022
When a piece of prior art is found, attorneys and examiners spend a lot of time discussing the text in…
Oral proceedings, appeals and divisional applications: options for tricky cases at the EPO
22 September 2022
We’ve all experienced tricky cases at the European Patent Office (EPO). Sometimes, it seems the examiner simply cannot be convinced…
Rules of Procedure of the Unified Patent Court - in force 01 September 2022
16 September 2022
Good things take time. The Rules of Procedure of the Unified Patent Court (UPC), supplementing the UPC Agreement (UPCA) and…
The Designs Register at the UKIPO: now more useful with publication information
15 September 2022
Extra information is now available on the (UK Intellectual Property Office) UKIPO website, which increases the usefulness of the Register…
A “Lidl” victory: Tesco and Lidl battle it out over bad faith and survey evidence
13 September 2022
The budget supermarket, Lidl, recently succeeded in having Tesco’s bad faith counterclaim struck out, and was permitted to have survey…
Tick, Tock, TikTok: metronomically descriptive?
13 September 2022
This case is a High Court appeal against the decision of a UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) hearing officer to…
“ABSOLUT-ly” distinctive: vodka bottle found distinctive and to indicate trade origin on appeal
13 September 2022
The Absolut Company Aktiebolag (the applicant) sought to register a 3D mark as a European Union trade mark (EUTM) in…
Swatch v Samsung: time for more content review?
13 September 2022
The UK High Court recently held that the Samsung Electronics Group infringed Swatch’s trade marks by making infringing third party…
Nice classification: virtual goods and NFTs
13 September 2022
The EUIPO has issued guidance on its approach to terms containing virtual goods and non-fungible tokens (NFTs).
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