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• IP Cases & Articles

  Unified Patent Court fees consultation

  Posted on 01 August 2015
  In our June 2015 newsletter, we reported on the launch of the consultation on the fee regime for the Unified Patent Court (UPC). We have since had some time to review that consultation and while it will have closed for comment by the time this newsletter is published, we share…
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  Jawbone v Fitbit flex their IP muscles

  Posted on 12 July 2015
  Jawbone and Fitbit flex their IP muscles - Is this the start of a wearable fitness litigation marathon? On Wednesday 10 June, Jawbone hit Fitbit with a patent infringement suit alleging that Fitbit is infringing 3 of its US patents. Jawbone is seeking an injunction to stop Fitbit from selling…
  

  Jonathan Jackson

  Partner, Patent Attorney
• IP Cases & Articles

  Sky rains on Skype's parade - Sky v Skype

  Posted on 01 July 2015
  In the latest stage of a long-running battle, the General Court (GC) has upheld broadcaster Sky's oppositions to telecommunication company Skype's Community trade marks (CTMs) for the SKYPE word and figurative marks on the basis that they are confusingly similar to SKY.
  

  Jennifer Heath

  Senior Associate, Trade Mark Attorney
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  Trade Mark Newsletter No.81

  Posted on 01 July 2015
• IP Cases & Articles

  High Court overturns wine and whisky decision

  Posted on 01 July 2015
  The High Court of Justice has overturned a decision of the United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) which found a likelihood of confusion between the marks JURA ORIGIN and ORIGIN.
  

  Anna Reid

  Partner, Solicitor
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  Assessing inherent distinctiveness

  Posted on 01 July 2015
  For a while now the widespread perception has been that OHIM's policy regarding the registrability of marks has gradually been becoming more and more strict. A recent case from the General Court (GC) confirms these fears to the extent that marks often acceptable to the UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO)…
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  Scrabble wins appeal in Scramble squabble

  Posted on 01 July 2015
  The Court of Appeal recently handed down its judgment in an interesting case relating to the well-known word game SCRABBLE. Mattel, owners of the SCRABBLE brand, had issued proceedings for trade mark infringement and passing off against Zynga, creators of the word game SCRAMBLE (or SCRAMBLE WITH FRIENDS).
  

  Matthew Dick

  Partner, Solicitor
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  New titles and fewer pages: trade mark reforms

  Posted on 01 July 2015
  EU trade mark reforms could include a misleading change
• IP Cases & Articles

  Assos v Asos - Own name defence to infringement

  Posted on 01 July 2015
  The Court of Appeal has held that use of the mark ASOS did create a likelihood of confusion with the trade mark ASSOS; but, by a majority of 2:1, it also decided that Asos could rely on a defence to that infringement since it was using its own name.
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  Unitary patent: EPO adopts 'true top 4' renewal fee

  Posted on 25 June 2015
  On Wednesday 24 June 2015 the Select Committee of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Office (EPO) decided to adopt the 'True Top 4' proposal for the unitary patent, in which the unitary patent renewal fee is based on the combined renewal fees for the four most frequently validated…

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