Unified Patent Court bulk 'opt-out' available

Posted on 07 March 2016

Following the news last week that there will be no opt-out fee, patent proprietors should also be pleased to learn that it will be possible to opt-out conventional European "bundle" patents from the Unified Patent Court (UPC) regime in bulk.

Rachel Bateman

Partner, Patent Attorney

IP Cases & Articles

Supreme Court Trunki decision due: Magmatic v PMS

Posted on 04 March 2016

Registered design litigation rarely reaches the highest court in the UK but on Wednesday 09 March 2016 the Supreme Court gave its decision on the Magmatic v PMS case, which concerns the design for the famous Trunki children's ride-on suitcase.

IP Cases & Articles

Reforms to EU trade mark law 2016

Posted on 01 March 2016

Regulation (EU) No 2015/2424 of the European Parliament and the Council amending the Community trade mark regulation comes into force on 23 March 2016

Jackie Johnson

Partner, Trade Mark Attorney

Newsletter

Trade Mark Newsletter No.85

Posted on 01 March 2016

IP Cases & Articles

Updated PACE patent application prosecution procedure

Posted on 22 February 2016

A revised programme for accelerated prosecution of European patent applications (PACE) procedure came into force at the European Patent Office (EPO) on 01 January 2016.

IP Cases & Articles

G1/14 - An appealing judgement

Posted on 22 February 2016

The European Patent Office's (EPO) Enlarged Board of Appeal issued a judgment on the G/14 referral on 19 November 2015. This case relates to the question of whether an appeal, which was filed and paid for after the deadline for filing an appeal passed, is considered to be inadmissible or…

Alan Boyd

Partner, Patent Attorney

IP Cases & Articles

Trade Secrets Directive to come into force in 2016

Posted on 22 February 2016

The Trade Secrets Directive was initially proposed by the European Commission in November 2013. It followed two studies published in November 2011 and April 2013 that found a divergence in national laws, some of which inadequately protect businesses and act as a deterrent to cross-border innovation activities.

IP Cases & Articles

UKIPO consults on fee reduction for registered designs

Posted on 16 February 2016

Do you have a design you want to protect in the UK? There are several forms of protection available, but designers may eschew the free security of copyright and unregistered design rights for the more robust protection of official registration. If this is your choice, there are two options: a…