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Novartis v Hospira: A Strict Approach to Priority
Part 2 of Novartis v Hospira follows the article in our August newsletter on the granting of interim injunctions. In Part 2 of this case, the Court of Appeal has decided on the priority entitlement of one of Novartis’ zoledronic acid second medical use patents EP(UK) 1 296 689. -
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An SPC trilogy: CJEU decides three in a day
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJ) was very busy in December 2013, ruling on three cases relating to Supplementary Protection Certificates (SPCs) on the same day. These rulings are generally good news for SPC applicants and clarify some long overdue questions of law in this constantly evolving… -
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Global Patent Prosecution Highway (GPPH) Pilot
A new Global Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot (GPPH) will launch on 6 January 2014. This new GPPH pilot arrangement replaces a number of the previous bilateral agreements between various IP offices, and will simplify the previous arrangements for applicants by using a single set of qualifying requirements. -
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Global and IP5 Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Jan 15
A new Global Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot (GPPH) will launch on 6 January 2014. 13 intellectual property offices (see below) will participate in this pilot programme. -
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Pink Punches: Thomas Pink v Victoria's Secret
Thomas Pink has recently won a case in the High Court against Victoria's Secret, in relation to the latter's use of their "PINK" sub-brand in Europe. The two companies are not new to battle with each other, and this decision provides a useful overview of trade mark law and an… -
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Nanu-Nana v OHIM: evidence of genuine use
Over the summer, the General Court (GC) gave consideration to a case that addressed genuine use of a trade mark. The case concerned an application by Nanu-Nana Joachim Hoep GmbH & Co KG (Nanu-Nana) to invalidate a Community trade mark (CTM) registration of the mark LA NANA in the name… -
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Mind the gap! Is GC's approach detached from practice?
This article discusses a recent decision from the General Court (GC) in the EU and asks whether the academic and formulaic approach adopted by OHIM and the European courts for assessing a likelihood of confusion is increasingly resulting in decisions which, from a commercial perspective, appear to be plainly wrong. -
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Enterprise v Europcar: survey evidence; distinctiveness
Enterprise Holdings requested permission of the High Court to be allowed to adduce survey evidence regarding the distinctiveness of its trade marks, which it claimed had been infringed by Europcar. -
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Blocking orders for websites selling counterfeit goods
In a recent decision the High Court has granted a series of orders sought by Richemont (the owner of a number of luxury brands such as Cartier, Montblanc and IWC) against various Internet Service Providers (ISPs) including Sky and BT, requiring them to block or impede access to particular websites… -
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Specsavers v ASDA returns to Court of Appeal
We reported the Court of Appeal's decision on this case in February 2012 and the Court of Justice of the European Union's (CJ) response to the Court of Appeal's questions was confirmed in our article in September of last year.
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