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Glaxo Group v Vectura: Arrow declarations
In a decision by Mr Justice Arnold, the English Patents Court has granted Glaxo Group (GSK) an Arrow declaration that its own manufacturing processes (and their direct products) were obvious over the prior art cited. -
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Icescape v Ice-World patent infringement
To bring about some festive nostalgia in these cold, post-Christmas months, let’s take a look at a judgment related to mobile ice rinks issued by the UK Court of Appeal towards the end of 2018. The case focused on several issues, including priority, groundless threats and infringement. This article focuses… -
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Polo logo appeal dismissed: the importance of evidence of use and registrations
The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) Board of Appeal has decided that a declaration of invalidity filed by Style & Taste’s against Ralph Lauren’s Polo logo did not contain sufficient evidence to support the claim. -
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Philip Morris protects IQOS with registered Community design
In a powerful blow to a Chinese competitor, Philip Morris has deployed its registered Community design (RCD) in order to block sales of a heated tobacco device, obtaining interim pan-EU injunctive relief from the English Court. -
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UK ranks 2nd out of 50 in US Global IP index
The UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) was pleased to announce last week that the UK has been ranked second in the US Chambers of Commerce Global IP index, out of 50 countries.The index considers factors that ensure businesses can obtain, exploit and enforce IP rights. -
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Not a FUNTIME for Trespass at the IPEC
The Intellectual Property Enterprise Court (IPEC) in Luen Fat Metal and Plastic Manufactory Limited v Jacobs & Turner Limited t/a Trespass has held that the claimant’s UK and EU trade marks for FUNTIME were valid and infringed by Trespass’s use of a similar sign on several child-focussed products in its… -
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UK High Court revokes Pathways EASYOFFICE marks for non-use
This was an appeal to the UK High Court from revocation proceedings at the UKIPO. The hearing officer had revoked two UK marks for EASYOFFICE for non-use following revocation actions filed by Easygroup. The marks were registered in class 35 for “Provision of office facilities, rental of office equipment”. -
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Post Brexit: designs
To help businesses prepare, the UK Parliament has drafted legislation (The Trade Marks (Amendment etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018) that will ensure that EU designs will continue to be protected and to be enforceable in the UK by providing an equivalent design registered in the UK. The legislation is likely… -
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Technetix v Teleste: doctrine of equivalents
Since the introduction of the doctrine of equivalents in the United Kingdom in Actavis v Lilly, it has been questioned whether a claim can be extended by said doctrine (so that a product infringes the claim) where such an extension would render the claim obvious over the prior art at… -
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Post Brexit: UK registered design numbering system
To help businesses prepare for Brexit, the UK Government has confirmed through proposed legislation that it will ensure that an equivalent UK registered design will be automatically generated for any existing granted EU registered design that is published, and any international Hague registered design designating the EU which is published…
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