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Unified Patent Court: the beginning of a new era
Thursday 01 June 2023 marks the beginning of a new era for the European patent system: after decades of working towards simplifying patent litigation in Europe, the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court (UPCA) has entered into force, and the Unified Patent Court (UPC) has opened. Moreover, as an alternative… -
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G 2/21: has anything changed?
After the flurry of reaction to the Enlarged Board’s (EB)decision in G 2/21, it is perhaps a good time to seek a deeper understanding of the EB’s conclusion, how they reached it and how they responded to the questions posed in T 116/18. -
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T 1473/19: claim interpretation in view of the description
In T 1473/19, the European Patent Office (EPO) Board of Appeal revoked a patent for added matter, because the normal interpretation of the claim lacked basis following a missing comma discrepancy between the claims and the description. -
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UPC: English has been designated as an official language for all local and regional divisions
On day two of the Unified Patent Court (UPC), Italy, following France and Germany, has designated English as an official language for the local division, which is located in Milan. -
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Global patenting pitfalls: beware national restrictions concerning where to file first
In the context of obtaining patent protection for a given invention, in normal circumstances the intended owner of this patent protection has a degree of flexibility in deciding which geographical territory this protection should be first pursued in. -
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G 1/22 & G 2/22: report of oral proceedings held 26 May 2023
Oral proceedings in cases G 1/22 and G 2/22 were held before the European Patent Office (EPO) Enlarged Board of Appeal on 26 May 2023. -
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Unregistered rights for protecting visual aspects of a product in the UK
When it comes to protecting the visual aspects of consumer products in the UK, registered rights, such as registered designs, trade marks, and patents, can be some of the most potent tools for dealing with third parties seeking to emulate these visual aspects in their own products. -
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Success for Glaxos 3D mark for purple asthma inhaler
On 24 May 2023, the European Union (EU) General Court annulled the decision of the Board of Appeal of EUIPO to invalidate Glaxo’s three-dimensional (3D) mark (case T-477/21). -
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Six months to go! UK address for service required from 01 January 2024
From 01 January 2024, the United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) will require a UK address for service where new contentious proceedings are launched against a UK comparable trade mark or re-registered design. Failure to provide a UK address may result in a loss of rights. -
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What makes good UK and/or EU design registration protection for a product?
In the context of protecting the appearance of a product with a registered design application, at least as far as the UK and the EU are concerned, the scope of any resultant protection is principally defined by the content of the drawings which are used to illustrate the product within…
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