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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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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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" > From the Financial Times: "Delayed Europe patent court launch prolongs frustration"
D Young & Co Partner Rachel Bateman is quoted in today's edition of the Financial Times which discusses the EU's new intellectual property policy and the Unified Patent Court (UPC). -
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EPO decides double patenting is a ground for refusal in G4/19
The Enlarged Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office has issued decision G 4/19 (double patenting) in which it holds that a European patent application can be refused by reason of the prohibition on double patenting. -
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UKIPO corporate plan 2021-2022 - creating a world-leading IP environment
On Thursday 20 May 2021, the UK Intellectual Property Office announced its corporate plan for 2021-2022. The plan outlines how the UKIPO will provide IP services in a national and international framework to support world-leading innovation and creativity. It represents the fourth step in the IPO Strategy 2018-2021, and attempts… -
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AI (part two): inventorship and ownership
The UK Intellectual Property Office’s recent consultation on artificial intelligence and intellectual property prompted 92 responses including one from D Young & Co. Following the recent publication of the consultation outcome, we consider some of the issues raised. In this second article, we consider the issues of inventorship and ownership… -
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Happy birthday to the German Federal Patent Court!
On 01 July 1961, sixty years ago to the day, the Bundespatentgericht (also known as the BPatG or in English the German Federal Patent Court or FPC) commenced its work. The court is a supreme federal court and falls within the remit of the Bundesministerium der Justiz and für Verbraucherschutz… -
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G4/19: double patenting
As we previously reported, the Enlarged Board of Appeal recently issued a decision on G4/19, which addresses whether the EPO is permitted to refuse a European patent application on the basis of double patenting. -
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Look sharp! The importance of robust and objective evidence
A recent request to invalidate a registered community design failed due to the insufficiency of the evidence provided. The decision of the Third Board of Appeal in R 2019/2020-3 Cutelaria Cristema LDA v Francisco do Carmo Silva Mota serves as a helpful reminder of the importance of submitting sound and…
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