UPC: four months since the start, what have we learnt?
09 October 2023
After a frantic start to 2023 with opt-out strategy discussions and decisions, followed by bulk opt-out filings via the UPC…
J 0005/23: EPO stops use of electronic signatures on assignment documents
02 October 2023
We will all be aware that electronic signatures are now widely used for signing legal documents such as contracts and…
Hague design registration system update: reduced official fees for designating China
18 September 2023
In a welcome announcement concerning the international Hague design registration system the individual designation fees for designating China in a…
Advertising climate neutrality: German courts establish divergent requirements
11 September 2023
July 2023 delivered multiple decisions regarding advertising in Germany using “green claims”. The three cases concerned the packaging and print…
Colour change counts: but only if the mark is distinctive enough
11 September 2023
The European Union Intellectual Property Office’s (EUIPO) Board of Appeal has upheld a decision in favour of the footwear and…
Bit(’s) not your coin: Wright v BTC Core
11 September 2023
There are multiple cases currently ongoing in the High Court of England and Wales that revolve around Dr Craig Wright’s…
Bulls shoot and miss: UKIPO rejects invalidity proceedings brought by the NBA
11 September 2023
NBA Properties Inc (the National Basketball Association or NBA) has failed in its attempt to have the Pizza Texas Bulls…
UKIPO One IPO Transformation Programme second consultation: a trade mark and design update
11 September 2023
The UK Government has launched a consultation on how the trade mark and design system can deliver better digital services.…
British Hairways: pun intended, but does that make it registrable?
11 September 2023
This decision of the Bundespatentgericht (German Federal Patent Court or BPatG) focuses on parodic signs and whether these can be…
