Red Bull has its wings clipped: T-150/17

Posted on 09 January 2019

A recent CJEU decision confirms that “energy drinks” are not similar to “alcoholic drinks” despite the fact they are mixed, consumed and marketed together.

IP Cases & Articles

Big squeeze on cheese: General Court tests HALLOUMI

Posted on 09 January 2019

Whilst the differences between the marks at issue in this case were a discerning factor, this case does highlight the difficulty to prove a certification mark can be seen by the general public as anything more than descriptive in relation to the goods it serves to certify.

IP Cases & Articles

Sky skewers Samsung: single letter marks

Posted on 09 January 2019

Samsung applied to register in the UK the mark below, left (together with another mark containing QLED TV) in respect of televisions.

IP Cases & Articles

Amended German trademark law in force 14 January 2019

Posted on 09 January 2019

The Trade Mark Law Modernization Act (MaMoG) was executed and published in the Federal Law Gazette (Bundesgesetzblatt) on 11/14 December 2018 and will enter into force on 14 January 2019. The Act contains revisions whose aim is to mainly transfer the provisions of EU Trade Mark Directive 2015/2436 of 16…

Jana Bogatz

Partner, Rechtsanwältin

IP Cases & Articles

EC launches EU design right legislation consultation

Posted on 02 January 2019

European Commission launches consultation concerning design right legislation within the European Union.

William Burrell

Partner, Patent Attorney

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Patent Newsletter No.68

Posted on 03 December 2018

IP Cases & Articles

Design infringement: the value of UK registered designs

Posted on 29 November 2018

As part of a wider initiative in relation to registered design rights, the UKIPO has recently commissioned research relating to design infringement in the UK. The report is a timely reminder to maximise the benefits obtainable from UK registered design protection.

William Burrell

Partner, Patent Attorney

IP Cases & Articles

FRAND licensing: what questions remain?

Posted on 29 November 2018

Now that the England and Wales Court of Appeal (EWCA) has upheld all substantive aspects of the first instance judgment in the case of Unwired Planet v Huawei, what problems remain for standard essential patents (SEPs) and their licensing?

IP Cases & Articles

Allowed text at the EPO: more than just a formality

Posted on 29 November 2018

A recent Technical Board of Appeal Decision, T506/16 provides an important reminder of the need to check carefully the text of a patent specification allowed by the European Patent Office (EPO).