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T 488/16 Plausibility denied: patent application data
In T 488/16, a European Patent Office (EPO) Board of Appeal upheld a decision of the Opposition Division revoking Bristol-Myers Squibb’s patent EP 1169038 for lack of inventive step. -
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Was Apple's use of complex URLs public disclosure?
Just before the release of their latest iPhone, Apple suffered a major information leak. Two news sites were given access to an unreleased version of the iOS operating system. This code included details of some new facial recognition technology developed by Apple. -
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Criminal sanctions imposed for sale of grey goods
An appeal asked the Supreme Court to determine the proper construction of section 92(1) of the UK Trade Marks Act 1994; the part which sets out the criminal offences relating to the unauthorised use of trade marks. -
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Design infringement: Neptune v DeVOL Kitchens
As a result of the Intellectual Property Act 2014, the scope of UK design right (namely, UK unregistered design) has changed. In Neptune (Europe) Limited v DeVOL Kitchens Limited, the England and Wales High Court (Patents Court) has considered the effect and application of this change. -
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Easy Sanitary Solutions: scope of design protection
Easy Sanitary Solutions BV and European Union Intellectual Property Office v Group Nivelles NV. A recent and important decision from the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has confirmed the position held by the UK Courts that the scope of protection for a registered design extends to the… -
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Mermeren v Fox: geographical location and origin
A recent decision from the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court (IPEC) concluded that the use of a geographical location did not serve to designate the geographical origin of the goods. -
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EPO fees: proposals for certain fee reductions
Since 2012 the EPO has frozen some of its official fees and additionally not increased them to account for inflation. At the end of October 2017, and following a drive by the EPO to increase efficiency, further proposals were put forward by the EPO management to reduce particular official fees. -
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Unjustified Threats Act: key changes to the old law
The new Unjustified Threats Act came into force on 01 October 2017. The aim of the Act, which applies to “threats” after this date only, is to make the law consistent across all relevant IP rights and help businesses avoid litigation, if possible. The old law often had the effect… -
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Free chemical structure searching in patent documents
Patent applications and granted patents provide a rich source of chemical information which can be searched using a variety of strategies including searching by keywords, applicant names and patent classification codes. This information is important as the first public disclosure of chemical entities is often in patents. -
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Updated EPO Guidelines for Examination
The European Patent Office (EPO) has issued a new version of its Guidelines for Examination. These guidelines, which came into force on 01 November 2017, provide guidance for examiners and applicants on European patent law and procedure.
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