Quinn Packaging v Linpac Packaging & R. Færch Plast
20 August 2019
In Quinn Packaging v Linpac Packaging & R. Færch Plast, the English Intellectual Property Enterprise Court has found two patents…
Earlier international preliminary examination under PCT Chapter II
14 August 2019
As of 01 July 2019, changes to Rule 69.1(a) PCT encourage international preliminary examination to begin earlier for applicants who…
Accelerated processing before the EPO Boards of Appeal
14 August 2019
Appeal proceedings at the European Patent Office (EPO) typically last in excess of three years, but can last significantly longer…
Supermac's clocks up another success against McDonald’s EU trade mark "Mc"
08 August 2019
Irish fast food chain Supermac’s has clocked up another success against a McDonald’s EU trade mark (EUTM) – this time…
How trademarks can transform a start-up into a unicorn
08 August 2019
World Trademark Review (WTR) reports on some of the world’s most successful unicorns and their brand management strategies, with reference…
Lego blocks out competitor’s invalid EU design registration
08 August 2019
In a recent decision from the EUIPO, Lego has been successful in invalidating a competitor’s EU design registration relating to…
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…
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