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Utility patent publication invalidates umbrella design
The recent General Court (GC) decision in Senz Technologies BV v OHIM – Impliva BV shows that arguably obscure, non-European prior art can be taken into account when assessing the validity of a registered Community design (RCD). -
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Magmatic v PMS reaches UK Supreme Court (Trunki case)
Registered design litigation rarely reaches the highest court in the UK but on Tuesday 03 November the Magmatic v PMS case, concerning the design for the famous Trunki children's ride-on suitcase, was heard in the Supreme Court. -
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Copyright for industrially manufactured artistic works
Under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 section 52, artistic works that have been industrially manufactured have a reduced term of copyright protection, namely 25 years after first marketing -
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Copyright exemptions: educational fair use and parody
The aim of the new copyright exemptions, brought into force in October 2014, is to widen the scope for educational purposes, from the use of copyrighted materials in research and study to teaching materials. -
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Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988 S.52 repealed
As a part of the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013, the UK Government announced the repeal of section 52 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act (CDPA). It has now announced the transitional provisions through which the change in law will come into effect. -
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Merck v Ono Pharma: immunotherapy second medical use
This is a UK patent case concerning EP(UK) 1 537 878 to Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd (Ono)[see note 1 below]. -
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Patent landscaping: patent search and analysis tools
The already vast quantity of patent-related data increases with every new patent application filed. These data are a rich source of technological information, and many search tools, both free and subscription-based, exist to aid navigation and exploration. Nevertheless, the sheer volume of patents and applications worldwide can make meaningful searching… -
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EPO approach to handwritten amendments
The European Patent Office (EPO) has not accepted hand-written amendments since 01 January 2014. Replacement patent application documents such as amended claims and description pages have instead had to be filed in typed-up form. -
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Nagoya Protocol: European regulation now in force
The EU Regulation setting out compliance measures for users of genetic resources in the EU under the Nagoya Protocol, came into effect on 12 October 2014. -
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Member states make progress with the unitary patent
According to a publication on the website of the European Patent Office (www.epo.org), significant progress has recently been made towards the unitary patent.
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