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Dry January: is the sobriety slogan too generic for trade mark protection?
In a recent decision from the UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO), Big Drop Brewing Company Limited opposed the trade mark application for DRY JANUARY by applicant Alcohol Research. -
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What does the EUIPO want? Clarity and precision for colour combination marks
The recent decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the EUIPO in case R 2087/2023-2 illustrates the importance of (optional) descriptions in relation to colour combination marks. -
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Romania ratifies Unified Patent Court Agreement
In Romania, Law 81/2024 of 09 April 2024, which is for the ratification of the Unified Patent Court Agreement (UPCA), entered into force on 14 April 2024. Thus, for Romania, the UPC Agreement can enter into force on the first day of the fourth month after deposition of its instrument… -
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Appeal against wide form confidentiality regime in SEP infringement proceedings: InterDigital Technology Corp v OnePlus Technology (Shenzhen) Co
This is an appeal against the decision issued by the first instance court in a case management conference (CMC) between OnePlus Technology (appellant) and InterDigital (respondent). The CMC was part of an infringement proceedings involving standard essential patents (SEPs). The case management decision ruled on, among others, the terms of… -
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Romania to join UPC on 01 September 2024
Following ratification of the Unified Patent Court Agreement (UPCA) on 14 April 2024, Romania has deposited its instrument of ratification on 31 May 2024. -
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Hague design registrations: statement of grant notices now being trialled by UK design registry
In what is exciting news on the UK design registration front, the UK design registry (the UK Intellectual Property Office, UKIPO) has started, on a trial basis, to issue positive statement of grant notices in the event the registry considers a UK designation from a Hague design registration to be… -
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Caseload insights: trends from the UPCs first year
The UPC continues to publish monthly reports on the caseload of the courts, providing a valuable insight into the activity of the UPC divisions. A year into proceedings before the UPC, we take the opportunity to review the statistics concerning cases lodged at the UPC to analyse any trends or… -
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UPC forum shopping: choice of division for infringement and revocation actions
The UPC has already seen a number of cases which influence an infringement claimant’s ability to forum shop between divisions of the UPC. Claimants may want to forum shop to select a particular language of proceedings for their action, by bringing the action before a division using that language. As… -
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Language of proceedings: UPC Court of Appeal provides further clarity
A number of orders have issued from the UPC in relation to changing the language of proceedings, including a recent order from the Court of Appeal. -
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UPC v EPO: a comparison of claim construction approaches
In the last year claim construction has been a topic of debate for both the UPC and the Boards of Appeal at the EPO. This article looks at the evolution of the approaches taken in recent decisions at the UPC and EPO.
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