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Aldi gin bottle infringes M&S bottle design, says IPEC
Marks & Spencer (M&S) has succeeded in a battle with Aldi over copycat gin bottles, successfully enforcing several UK registered designs against Aldi in a decision that should provide some welcome reassurance for designers seeking to use registered designs to protect their products. -
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Increases in the scale of costs to be awarded in UKIPO proceedings
According to Tribunal Practice Notice (TPN) 1/2023, the United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) has increased it scale of costs. The new scale will apply to trade mark, patent and design proceedings commenced at the UKIPO on or after 01 February 2023. -
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Hague design registrations: wheres my stamp of approval?
In the context of obtaining design registration protection, in many territories around the world, one of the mechanisms for achieving this protection is via use of the international Hague design registration system, operated by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), based in Geneva. -
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Well-known marks in the UK - how brands can benefit from broader protection
The new regulation (which came into force in the UK on 27 December 2022) amends Section 56 of the Trade Marks Act 1994 to grant holders of unregistered “well-known trade marks” (as defined in Article 6bis) the right to prohibit the use or registration of a conflicting mark on dissimilar… -
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UKIPO confirms requirement for UK address for service with immediate effect
With immediate effect, in relation to certain intellectual property (IP) rights in the UK, the UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) will seek to obtain a UK address for service (AFS) before any formal serving of documents. Failure to comply may result in a loss of rights. -
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Welcoming Eva Schewior, new President of the DPMA
Eva Schewior has today, 01 February 2023, succeeded Cornelia Rudloff-Schäffer as President of the German Patent and Trade Mark Office (DPMA). The DPMA was founded over 145 years ago, as the Kaiserliches Patentamt (Imperial Patent Office) in Berlin on 01 July 1877, and is the largest national IP office in… -
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Guide to ViCo at the EPO
In this guide, we have drawn from our extensive experience of oral proceedings before the EPO by video conference (ViCo) to aid participants of such proceedings in what they might expect and how best to prepare, including a “Client Check-List for ViCo”. -
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Parallel imports of medicinal products: Four CJEU rulings provide clearer guidance
On the hotly debated topic of parallel imports the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) recently issued four rulings, which clarified the conditions for the repackaging and relabelling of medicines and medicinal products in their distribution to other markets. -
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Caution use of Urban Dictionary: LES BOYS trade mark invalidated
The appointed person, Daniel Alexander KC, has upheld the UKIPO hearing officer’s decision to invalidate the trade mark LES BOYS of AYA Design Group Limited, in relation to perfumes and cosmetics and retail of these goods, on the basis of likelihood of confusion with Chanel’s earlier trade mark registration for… -
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Banksy back in charge: Board of Appeal reverses EUTM cancellation
The EUIPO’s Board of Appeal annulled the controversial decision to cancel Banksy’s EUTM for the LAUGH NOW BUT ONE DAY WE’LL BE IN CHARGE mark, on the grounds of bad faith (under Article 59(1)(b) of the EU Trade Mark Regulation 2017/1001).
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