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Design rights in the UK
In the UK, exclusive rights to designs can be established either through unregistered design protection (consisting of both EU and national UK unregistered rights) or by filing an application. -
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Morocco to accept European patents - March 2015
Any European patent application filed on or after 01 March 2015 will automatically request validation in Morocco. If the European patent application is to be validated in Morocco a €240 fee must be paid within six months of the date on which the European Patent Bulletin records publication of the… -
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Norway accedes to the London Agreement
The London Agreement came into force in Norway with effect from 01 January 2015. -
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Fake goods: websites selling counterfeit goods blocked
The recent High Court decision in Cartier v B Sky B has confirmed that Internet Service Providers (ISPs) may be ordered to block or impede access to websites selling counterfeit goods. The case highlights the challenges which rightsholders face when tackling trade mark infringement online. Whilst the decision will be… -
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Initial interest confusion dead in UK trade mark law?
The Court of Appeal has denounced 'initial interest confusion' as having no place in trade mark infringement in the European Union (EU), putting the brakes on the recent trend towards embracing the US-style doctrine in the UK. -
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Oppositions using Article 8(4): Laguiole
In addition to relying upon registered trade marks, it is possible to attack a pending or registered Community trade mark (CTM) on the basis of non-registered trade marks, as provided by Article 8(4) of the CTMR. On 01 December 2014 the CTM Office revised its guidelines on the practice regarding… -
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Vans: court finds Vans' fashion application out of line
The General Court (GC) has dismissed an appeal against a ruling of the Board of Appeal (BoA) that a sign consisting of a single wavy line was not distinctive in relation to fashion items. -
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Change in circumstances: Still a right to be heard?
This article discusses a recent General Court (GC) decision that set out certain conditions under which an applicant's interests in bringing proceedings will remain, despite a change in status of earlier marks relied on in the original opposition proceedings. -
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Unwrapping the patent box: Changes are on their way
In early November, the UK and Germany released a joint statement announcing an intention to end the existing UK patent box scheme. Doug Ealey asks what might replace the scheme, what this might mean for business in the UK and what steps can still be taken to make use of… -
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Exhaustion of plant variety rights:KANZI nicoter apples
Once material of a protected variety has been disposed of to others, the plant variety right (PVR) is in principle - there are some exceptions - exhausted. This is under the condition that the disposal took place by the holder of the right or at least with the right holder's…
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