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EU territorial borders and assessment of genuine use
This recent Intellectual Property Enterprise Court (IPEC) decision found that genuine use was required in more than one European Union (EU) member state to maintain a Community trade mark (CTM) registration. This case involved an infringement action brought by The Sofa Workshop Limited (Sofa Workshop) against Sofaworks Limited (Sofaworks). -
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Swatch loses opposition to SWATCHBALL CTM application
The General Court (GC) has rejected an opposition by Swatch AG to an application for the mark SWATCHBALL on the basis of its reputation in the mark SWATCH because there was no evidence that the relevant consumers would make a link between the marks SWATCH and SWATCHBALL. -
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PORTO v PORTOBELLO ROAD surprise opposition decision
Trade mark decisions involving geographical indications (GIs) and protected designation of origins (PDOs) are relatively rare. In this case an application for a label design mark for PORTOBELLO ROAD No. 171 LONDON DRY GIN LONDON ENGLAND filed for gin was opposed, based on the PDO for PORTO, for wines from… -
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Toxic priorities at the Enlarged Board of Appeal
Further to our article in our April 2015 patent newsletter (see link - right) concerning multiple priorities (sometimes known as partial or split priorities), the decision of the Technical Board of Appeal in case T 557/13 has recently been published. -
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Patent Newsletter No.48
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Unitary patent fees: true top 4 fee schedule
Whilst the introduction of the unitary patent is likely to be several years away, the question of how much unitary patent (UP) renewals will cost is relevant now as these are likely to affect applications already pending before the European Patent Office (EPO). -
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Jawbone v Fitbit: wearable fitness IP litigation
In recent years many smartphone manufacturers have battled one another in IP disputes to try and gain a commercial advantage in a rapidly expanding market. At the peak of Samsung and Apple's IP battle there were around 50 IP disputes globally. Following maturity in the sector, whilst little skirmishes continue,… -
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Court of Appeal: UK second medical use claims
The Court of Appeal have overturned the Patents Court's view on the issue of infringement of Warner-Lambert's Swiss-type second medical use patent for pregabalin. -
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Actavis v Eli Lilly: contributory infringement
After judge Arnold J declared that Actavis was not infringing Eli Lilly's European patent in France, Italy, Spain or the UK [see note 1 below] the Court of Appeal have now taken a broader approach to the construction of the claims and found that Actavis are contributory infringers [see note… -
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Numerical limits revisited. Smith & Nephew v Convatec
Numerical limits in patent claims are, it seems, always open to interpretation, despite numerous cases that have considered the issue. A recent case in the English Court of Appeal, Smith & Nephew v Convactec [see note 1 below for case details], serves to illustrate why.
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