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Cantel v Arc Medical: Secondary Evidence for Obviousness
In Cantel v Arc Medical Design, anticipating the end of its distribution agreement, Cantel sought a declaration of non-infringement and/or revocation of certain of Arc Medical Design’s patents and design. The patents and designs related to a device used with a colonoscope to improve visibility of the wall of the… -
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Student Union Lettings v Essex Student Lets
In Student Union Lettings Limited v Essex Student Lets Limited, the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court (IPEC) has held that a UK trade mark for SULETS was infringed by the sign SU LETS for identical services. The defendant was also liable for passing off. The decision by Ms Recorder Michaels includes… -
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CROCS EU design: risks of prior disclosure worldwide
The invalidation of the EU design for CROCS shoes highlights risks of prior disclosure worldwide. On 14 March 2018, the General Court of the ECJ upheld the 2010 decision of the Board of Appeal and the CROCS RCD is now invalid, notwithstanding arguments by the rights holder which sought to… -
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UK joins Hague system for international registered designs
The international system for applying for registered design protection is taking another step forwards in June 2018, when the United Kingdom (on a national basis) joins the Hague system. -
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WHOIS data and the GDPR: have your say
WHOIS data is essential for the effective enforcement of intellectual property rights. Without it, identifying the individuals behind websites undertaking infringing activities becomes problematic. However, some registrars have not obtained explicit consent (by way of opt-in) from registrants to publish the personal data. This falls foul of the General Data… -
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IP & Brexit: the draft agreement on UK withdrawal
On 19 March 2018 a draft agreement for the withdrawal of the UK from the European Union (EU) was published. Provisions relating to intellectual property are contained primarily within Articles 50-57 (inclusive) and are summarised below. -
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.eu domain names: IP & Brexit
With the withdrawal of the UK from the European Union (EU) scheduled to take place on 30 March 2019 at 00:00h (CET), owners of .eu domain names who are based in the UK should take note of the European Commission’s “Notice to Stakeholders" published on 28 March 2018. In brief,… -
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Defining FRAND terms - end of the beginning?
As we have previously reported (see related articles for links), last year the High Court of England & Wales handed down a judgment in Unwired Planet v Huawei, which determined the terms of a licence for Unwired Planet’s Standard Essential Patents (SEPs) relating to mobile communication technologies on fair reasonable… -
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Broad Institute CRISPR patent revoked: lack of priority
An EPO opposition division recently revoked The Broad Institute’s patent EP2771468, which is the first of a number of its patents relating to the CRISPR / Cas system to come before the EPO’s opposition divisions. -
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EPO patent assignment recordal: signatures & evidence
The EPO’s approach to assignment recordal has changed over the last two years. At D Young & Co we have seen that the new approach has required applicants to provide more detailed documentation in support of their request which often results in the recordal taking longer than expected.
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