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Managing IP's IPSTARS 2021
Congratulations to Anthony Albutt, Matthew Dick, Garreth Duncan, Kirk Gallagher, Tamsin Holman, Jeremy Pennant and Richard Willoughby - all named as IPSTARS in Managing IP's IPSTARS 2021. -
IP Cases & Articles
WATER FRSH and CDY MLN can disemvoweling help to overcome descriptiveness or non-distinctiveness objections?
A recent German Federal Patent Court decision concerning the word marks WATER FRSH and CDY MLN has considered the new trend of ‘disemvoweling’ – whereby brand owners omit vowels from registered words – and whether this can help to overcome objections of descriptiveness or non-distinctiveness. -
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UK Government launches consultation on exhaustion of IP rights
In the European Economic Area (EEA), namely the member states of the European Union plus Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway, IP rights are considered “exhausted” once goods have been placed on the market by the IP owner or with the owner’s consent anywhere within the EEA. -
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Postponed G1/21 oral proceedings now set for 02 July 2021
Having previously been scheduled for 28 May 2021, this important referral before the Enlarged Board of Appeal will now take place on 02 July 2021. -
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European biotech patent case law
European patent attorneys Jennifer O'Farrell and Simon O'Brien present our latest webinar update of new and important European Patent Office (EPO) biotechnology patent case law. -
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Is this the end of ViCo before the EPO without consent of all parties?
In the pending referral before the Enlarged Board of Appeal, G 1/21, there is posed an important question for all parties involved in oral proceedings before the EPO. Namely: Is the conduct of oral proceedings in the form of a videoconference compatible with the right to oral proceedings as enshrined… -
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A reminder of the ugg-ly effects of cross-border shipping under German trademark law
A lawsuit between the owners of the US Ugg brand and an Australian leather shoemaker, which apparently sold and shipped 13 pairs of handmade Australian ugg boots to the United States, has gained extensive media coverage of late. While media reporting has primarily focused on the question of whether US… -
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General Court deserves a grilling
Grilloumi Food International AB is a subsidiary of Fontana, a Swedish food and beverage company. In 2009 the business was successful in registering the trade mark GRILLOUMI in classes 29 and 30 covering a range of goods including milk products. The application proceeded to registration unchallenged and was renewed in… -
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T 1952/18 prior use and inventive step
T1952/18 relates to an appeal against the decision to maintain European patent EP2512840 in its granted form. The appellant (opponent) requested that the patent be revoked while the respondent (patentee) requested that the patent be allowed in an amended form. -
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Trade Mark Newsletter No.116
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