eVTOL systems: the future of local air travel
09 July 2025
Electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft were first postulated by NASA in a video showing a highly stylised vehicle…
G 1/23 clarifies when commercially available products are to be considered prior art
08 July 2025
The eagerly awaited European Patent Office (EPO) decision G 1/23 has issued and provides clarity concerning the extent to which…
Edwards v boohoo: UK unregistered designs on trial
01 July 2025
Design rights play an important role in the fashion industry. In this case between the designer, Sonia Edwards, and the…
Small sales, (just) enough evidence: 132 perfume sales reverse non-use finding
01 July 2025
The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) Board of Appeal partially annulled a decision that revoked Laurice El Badry Rahme…
Vape wars: interim injunctions, unjustified threats and the battle for the “Crystal Bar”
01 July 2025
This recent High Court decision concerning an application for an interim injunction by the defendant to restrain the claimant from…
The neutralisation principle: Board of Appeal overturns EUIPO decision
01 July 2025
CFL Australia Pty Ltd (the applicant) applied for the mark GOTCHA, covering a range of goods (tea, coffee, snacks, etc)…
Inherent distinctiveness and signs depicting products: norms and customs test insufficient in itself
01 July 2025
This ex partes decision concerns the refusal of a figurative trade mark depicting a product (the lid of a lip…
Exhaustion of IP after Brexit: clarity from UK Government in response to consultation
01 July 2025
Following the UK’s departure from the EU, the UK ceased to be bound by the EU’s rules on intellectual property…
PAN 1/25: change to UKIPO trade mark specification practice following SkyKick
27 June 2025
The UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) has issued new guidance covering the examination of UK trade marks following the Supreme…
G 1/24 confirms the description and drawings should always be consulted when interpreting claims
19 June 2025
The eagerly awaited European Patent Office (EPO) decision G 1/24 has finally issued and provides much needed clarity on the…
The engine of precision farming: AI and agritech at the EPO
19 June 2025
Precision farming is a rapidly growing area of technology likely to prove increasingly critical for a world needing to feed…
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