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Unitary patent: EPO adopts 'true top 4' renewal fee
On Wednesday 24 June 2015 the Select Committee of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Office (EPO) decided to adopt the 'True Top 4' proposal for the unitary patent, in which the unitary patent renewal fee is based on the combined renewal fees for the four most frequently validated… -
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Jaquar Land Rover Evoque v Landwind X7 - IP in China
Chinese intellectual property laws broadly replicate the forms of protection (patent, registered design, etc) available in the European Union and the US, but there are differences, particularly in relation to registered designs. -
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Evolution within the mobile communications market
The Mobile World Congress usually represents a forum for all of the major technology companies to display their latest offerings to the world of mobile communications. However, having visited the various stands at this year's congress (Barcelona, March 2015) one is struck that the smart phones produced by each of… -
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Unitary patent and Unified Patent Court progress
Following a comparatively quiet period in the first quarter of 2015, there has been a flurry of public activity in relation to both the Unitary patent (or European patent with unitary effect, to use its correct title – the UP), and the Unified Patent Court (UPC). In truth, this is… -
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Broccoli and Tomato - Take Two
The European Patent Office's Enlarged Board of Appeal (EBoA) has now had a second look and issued its decisions on the so-called 'Broccoli' and 'Tomato' cases. -
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EPO second decision on Tomato and Broccoli cases
The EPO's Enlarged Board of Appeal (EBA) has now issued decisions on the Tomato and Broccoli cases for the second time. These decisions have been published as G 2/12 and G 2/13: G 2/12 was a referral from T 1242/06 and G 2/13 was a referral from T 83/05. -
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Spains actions against unitary patent regulations
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJ) today delivered its judgments in the challenges by the Kingdom of Spain to the two EU Regulations that will create the European patent with unitary effect. -
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Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988 S.52 repealed
As a part of the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013, the UK Government announced the repeal of section 52 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act (CDPA). It has now announced the transitional provisions through which the change in law will come into effect. -
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VOLVO v REVOLVO fatal flaws in first assessment
A recent decision of the Appointed Person has found fatal flaws in the Hearing Officer's assessment in a case relating to the marks VOLVO/REVOLVO. The case has been returned to the UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) for a fresh assessment. -
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Parallel importers of medicines can re-brand
Over the last thirty years, there has been substantial litigation throughout the European Union in relation to the parallel import of pharmaceuticals from one EU country to another. Such parallel imports are openly encouraged by the EU Commission and are seen as a way of harmonising prices in an area…
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