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BEST: New Methods Tagged Onto Definition of Advertising
Following a reference from the Belgian Cour de Cassation, in Belgian Electronic Sorting Technology NV v Bert Peelaers and anor. C-657/11, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJ) has ruled on the definition of ‘advertising’, within the meaning of the Comparative Advertising Directive 2006/114/EC (CAD). In particular, the… -
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Assos v ASOS - Cycle Clothing Conflict
The English High Court has held that the online fashion designer and retailer ASOS is not liable for infringing the registered trade mark of Assos of Switzerland, the specialist cycling clothing company. -
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Trade Mark Newsletter No.71
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gTLDs First Batch Soon to Be Launched
Further to our previous updates on this matter, following years of preparatory work, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) announced on 23 October 2013 that the first new generic Top-Level Domains (gTLDs) from its New gTLD Program are to be introduced in the next few weeks. -
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Rule 164 - EPO Goes Back to the Future on Searching
The European Patent Office (EPO) has announced that it is revising its rules on the searching of Euro-PCT applications which lack unity, essentially returning to their previous practice of allowing the applicant to pay additional search fees. -
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Repeal of Two-Year Rule for Divisional Applications
It has been reported that on 16 October 2013 the EPO Administrative Council agreed to amend Rules 36 and 135 EPC, effectively ending the two-year rule for divisional applications. Amended Rules 36(1) and 135(2) EPC will revert to the previous system of allowing the filing of divisional applications as long… -
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Patent Newsletter No.37
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Unified Patent Court - Rules of Procedure Consultation
By the time this newsletter is published, the consultation on the draft Rules of Procedure of the Unified Patents Court (UPC), launched by the Preparatory Committee at the end of May, will have closed. Numerous companies, industry bodies, practitioner and professional organisations, firms and individuals have participated and it will… -
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TRIPs Cant go Back in Time - CJEU Has The Last Word
In a recent decision, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has ruled on the applicability of the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPs) agreement. While the decision merely confirms the already accepted position for patenting pharmaceutical products, it could have potential significance in opening up a… -
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Post-Published Evidence - Generics v Yeda and Teva
Back in July 2013, the Court of Appeal handed down its decision in Generics [UK] Limited v Yeda Research & Development Co Ltd & Teva Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd [2013] EWCA Civ 925. This was an important decision for the admissibility of evidence published after the priority date of the patent…
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