The United Kingdom Supreme Court (the ultimate appeal level in the UK legal system) has ruled in a decision of 20 December 2023 that an artificial intelligence (“AI”) system cannot be identified in a patent application as the...more
1/8/2024
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Intellectual Property Protection ,
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Patent Litigation ,
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The European Union (“EU”) has shaped and developed Intellectual property (“IP”) policy extensively over the years. IP law in EU member states is today largely a matter of EU law. Key areas of IP are dominated by EU rights and...more
Now that the political rollercoaster of the past 3 years over Brexit has drawn to a close with the UK electorate falling firmly behind Boris Johnson and a Conservative Party determined to leave the European Union (EU) with no...more
1/27/2020
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European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
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New Legislation ,
Trade Agreements ,
Trade Negotiations ,
Trademarks ,
Transitional Arrangements ,
UK ,
UK Brexit ,
Withdrawal Agreement
When the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) last week revoked the EU trade mark registration for the mark ‘BIG MAC’, following a challenge brought by an Irish fast-food chain, SUPERMAC’S, it was hailed by the...more
Many IP owners wonder what they need to do to ensure the continued protection of their EU trade marks and Community Registered Designs after Brexit. Some attorneys, since the referendum, encouraged clients to file in the UK...more
On 21 June 2018, the legal affairs committee of the EU Parliament approved the much debated Copyright In the Digital Single Market Directive. It is a short step now before the Parliament itself approves the directive, which...more
In the UK, you can be. But the law is about to change and will become much clearer. New legislation will make life a bit easier for IP owners who seek legitimately to enforce their rights....more
The Preparatory Committee charged with the implementation of the Unified Patent Court (“UPC”) announced on 16 January 2017 that it anticipates that the UPC agreement would come into force in December 2017, at which point it...more
On 23 June 2016 the United Kingdom electorate took the historic decision in a national referendum that the country should leave the European Union. How will that impact EU trade marks (known until recently as Community trade...more
6/27/2016
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EU ,
European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) ,
European Union Trade Mark (EUTM) ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Popular ,
Referendums ,
Trademark Registration ,
Treaty of Lisbon ,
UK ,
UK Brexit
It is not every day that a massive international TV hit show is found to infringe a trade mark. A decision of the English High Court, approved recently by the Court of Appeal, held that the popular 20th Century Fox teenage...more
5/2/2016
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Entertainment Industry ,
EU ,
Evidence ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Likelihood of Confusion ,
Passing Off ,
Trademark Infringement ,
Trademark Litigation ,
UK ,
Witness Statements ,
Young Lawyers