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Lidl v Tesco: Court of Appeal allows bad faith claim to proceed
The Court of Appeal has granted Tesco’s appeal against an order of the High Court, striking out allegations in its defence and counterclaim that Lidl had applied for registration of certain trade marks in bad faith. -
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Owner of BIG BABY POP takes on The Topps Company: Genuine use of 3D mark despite additional elements
This decision re-confirms the rights of 3D trade mark owners, especially when they may have already found it difficult to get trade mark protection in the first place. -
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UKIPO address for service: Is an email address enough?
A recent appeal to the appointed person in relation to a UK invalidation action has questioned whether official UKIPO papers sent only by email have been validly served. -
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Trade Mark Newsletter No.126
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Patent Newsletter No.92
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CNIPA issues further revision of draft examination guidelines - a summary of new major changes
In light of the new measures brought about by the latest version of Chinese Patent Law, which came into force on 01 June 2021, China’s National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) has issued a further revision of draft amendment for the Patent Examination Guidelines (the draft guidelines) for public consultation. This… -
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The importance of pointers to technical effects - lessons from T 0698/19
As ever more fields of technology benefit from computerisation, more and more applicants are finding themselves caught by the EPO’s rules on “mixed-type” inventions. These include a mixture of features which the EPO considers to be “technical”, and features which the EPO considers to be “non-technical”. A recent decision by… -
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EPO calls time on pilot project for ViCo opposition proceedings
Following publication of the final report on the pilot project for oral proceedings in opposition by videoconference (ViCo), the President of the European Patent Office (EPO) has decided all opposition oral proceedings are to be held by ViCo, by default, from 01 January 2023. -
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Womens participation in inventive activity - a recent EPO study
It has long been understood that women are under-represented in a vast number of industries, including many areas of science and technology. For example, a 2017 report by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) found that women accounted for only around 37% of new entrants into tertiary-level science… -
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Design registration protectionwhen 25 years is not enough
When it comes to design registration protection relating to the UK, and also other parts of Europe (such as the EU), the maximum term of design registration protection is 25 years from the date when the design registration is first applied for. Under most circumstances, this maximum term of protection…
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