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UK Government issues response to design framework call for views and survey
The UK Government has today (12 July 2022) issued its response to its call for views and survey on the UK designs system. -
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Space technology IP trends: cosmonautic patent applications take off
Over the past few years, global space activity has grown massively. Between 2000 and 2013 an average of 110 spacecraft were launched per year. However, between the period 2017 to 2019 that figure grew more than four-fold to 470 spacecraft, and with SpaceX launching its Starlink mega-constellation and Blue Origin… -
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Tough love: Match.com v Muzmatch
Match offers online dating services and owns of a number of registered trade marks for MATCH.COM in classes 9, 42 and 45; and MATCH (& small heart device) in class 45. -
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STEALTH saga continues - Court of Appeal overturns order granting defendants permission to amend
The judgment of the Court of Appeal in ABP Technology Ltd v Voyetra Turtle Beach Inc & Anor [2022] EWCA Civ 594 concerns a decision to allow amendments to a statement of case in a trade mark infringement claim. The defendants had sought to conduct their case in such a… -
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A sporting chance for footwear manufacturers: Deichmann v EUIPO
This case gives some positive news on acceptance of applications for signs that are applied to sports footwear. -
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A demand letter does not, by itself, interrupt 5-year acquiescence period
Heitec AG (HAG) owned a 1998 European trade mark (EUTM) for HEITEC dating from 1998. Heitech Promotion GmbH (HPG) owned a 2002 German trade mark containing the words HEITECH PROMOTION. Its first use of HEITECH was accepted as 2004 -
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Net zero and healthcare initiatives: 30 million in grant funds available for UK based entities
In what can only be seen as a welcome initiative, Innovate UK is offering small and micro businesses based in the UK a share of up to £30 million in grants, for those entities having ideas relating to net zero or healthcare. -
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Montenegro to become 39th EPC contracting state on 01 October 2022
Since Albania (AL) became an EPC contracting state on 01 May 2010, the European Patent Organisation had unchanged 38 contracting states for over 12 years. However, on 01 October 2022, Montenegro (ME) will become the 39th EPC contracting state, after initially being an extension state from 01 March 2010 onwards. -
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Next level registered IP protection for visual characteristics of products - trade marks
When it comes to protecting the appearance of products with registered intellectual property rights in the UK and other parts of Europe at least, quite rightly one of the best ways to obtain this protection is through the usage of registered designs, which provide for a period of protection lasting… -
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CNIPA and EPO: Examination trends for business method related inventions
In our previous article “Computer implemented inventions (CII) in CNIPA and the EPO - recent developments of examination practice”, we briefly discussed the China National Intellectual Property Administration’s (CNIPA’s) approaches of examining CII patent applications under the proposed amendments to the China Patent Examination Guidelines and compared them to the…
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