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Mind the gap! Is GC's approach detached from practice?
This article discusses a recent decision from the General Court (GC) in the EU and asks whether the academic and formulaic approach adopted by OHIM and the European courts for assessing a likelihood of confusion is increasingly resulting in decisions which, from a commercial perspective, appear to be plainly wrong. -
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Enterprise v Europcar: survey evidence; distinctiveness
Enterprise Holdings requested permission of the High Court to be allowed to adduce survey evidence regarding the distinctiveness of its trade marks, which it claimed had been infringed by Europcar. -
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EPO launches PCT Direct service
From 1st November 2014, the European Patent Office (EPO) will offer their new 'PCT Direct' service for international applications filed as Receiving Office (RO). -
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Blocking orders for websites selling counterfeit goods
In a recent decision the High Court has granted a series of orders sought by Richemont (the owner of a number of luxury brands such as Cartier, Montblanc and IWC) against various Internet Service Providers (ISPs) including Sky and BT, requiring them to block or impede access to particular websites… -
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Specsavers v ASDA returns to Court of Appeal
We reported the Court of Appeal's decision on this case in February 2012 and the Court of Justice of the European Union's (CJ) response to the Court of Appeal's questions was confirmed in our article in September of last year. -
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Teva v AstraZeneca: concept of common knowledge
The legal test for inventive step in the UK courts - according to the Windsurfer/Pozzoli approach - involves an assessment of what would have been the common general knowledge (CGK) of the notional skilled person at the priority date of the patent. Once the CGK is decided on, it is… -
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Substantive patent law harmonisation: TJQ consultation
The Tegernsee Joint Questionnaire (TJQ) was the largest, most detailed survey on the four key issues for patent law harmonisation: grace period, conflicting applications, 18 month publication and prior use rights. -
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Legislative Reform Order and IP Act: law changes 2014
On 01 October 2014 two pieces of UK legislation will come into effect: the Intellectual Property Act 2014 and Legislative Reform (Patents) Order 2014. -
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"" > IP due diligence: "The patent covers what?"
No one likes to be surprised by what their patent protects or doesn't protect. Two recent news items have again emphasized the need for thorough due diligence of a firm's intellectual property rights (IPR). -
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Iconic design: IP rights for graphic user interfaces
Over recent times portable devices have developed the capacity to store an increasing amount of information. Users have therefore required new and innovative ways of easily displaying and accessing this information. Many companies have invested huge amounts of time and money in developing graphical user interfaces (GUIs).
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