Briefings

EXTENSION OF DEADLINES ON IP CASES IN VIEW OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Provisions in place for extension of deadlines at the European Patent Office, as well as…

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BACK TO BASICS | TRADE MARKS

Here we provide guidance on the types of brands that can be registered and how…

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NO UK IN UPC

THE UK WILL NOT BE INVOLVED IN THE EU’S UNIFIED PATENT COURT On 27th February 2020,…

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Getting Priority right – a summary

The ability of a party filing a patent application to “claim priority” from the filing…

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SPCs and Combination Products

The UK Court of Appeal applies the CJEU decision to Gilead’s Truvada Supplementary Protection Certificate.…

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BREAKING NEWS – European Priority Law Maintained at EPO Board of Appeal CRISPR Hearing

Members of our Life Sciences team have been at the European Patent Office (EPO) in…

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UKIPO Says No to NOSECCO

The UK Intellectual Property Office has rejected a trade mark application for a bottle label…

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BREXIT | WHERE ARE WE NOW?

After more than 40 years’ membership, the UK has now formally left the European Union.…

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Ice and a slice?

This week, we’re in London for the AIPPI conference. Corinna Hiscox takes a look at…

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All due care required! Professional representatives beware…

A recent decision by the European Patent Office’s Legal Board of Appeal (J 5/18) is…

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Three stripes and you’re out

The General Court of the European Union has, this week, upheld the EUIPO’s decision to…

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Patents or trade secrets?

Innovation quickly leads to the question of how best to protect the intellectual property generated.…

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When is an innovation patentable?

Where research is being done, innovation often follows. And in many instances, it may be…

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We say tomato

The patentability of the plant products of essentially biological processes (again…). The Enlarged Board of…

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SPC Manufacturing Waiver

In the European Economic Area, it is possible to extend the duration of protection of…

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All about the networking

INTA Day 5: we’re going online. Over the last five days of INTA’s 141st Annual…

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In the know

INTA Day 4: we go up to Harvard and MIT. To coincide with the five…

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TIME FOR A BEER?

INTA Day 3: Make mine a Sam Adams. To coincide with the five days of…

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Ring, ring!

INTA Day 2: pick up the phone! INTA calling. To coincide with the five days…

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RED SOX DO DAMAGE ON THE FIELD AND AT THE USPTO

INTA Day 1: we wander down to Fenway Park, home of the Boston Red Sox.…

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NEITHER HAAR NOR THERE

It’s already looking like a busy year for the EPO Enlarged Board of Appeal, but…

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LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION? I SHOULD COCO

Chanel has successfully pursued an opposition at the UK Intellectual Property Office on the basis…

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QUESTIONS, QUESTIONS, QUESTIONS

It has been a busy start of the year for the EPO’s Enlarged Board of…

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CHILLING NEWS FOR ICELAND’S EU TRADE MARK

Frozen-food retailer, Iceland, must have been disappointed to receive the decision of the EUIPO, earlier…

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MARK YOUR TERRITORY – CHOOSING AND PROTECTING YOUR BRAND

Here we discuss some of the key points to consider when choosing a new brand,…

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Unitary patent and Unified Patent Court

The European Unitary Patent and Unified Patent Court may be close to implementation. Here, we…

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Submitting experimental examples at the European Patent Office (EPO) after filing

A common question asked by our colleagues outside Europe is whether the EPO allows applicants…

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Supreme Court firmly establishes UK doctrine of equivalents

Significant changes in the way we determine claim scope in the UK. In its decision…

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VALIDLY CLAIMING PRIORITY – YET ANOTHER STUMBLING BLOCK

We have written previously about issues which can cause problems to patent applicants who seek…

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Priority Pitfalls – a summary

The ability of a party filing a patent application to “claim priority” from the filing…

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Priority Pitfalls – detailed analysis

The ability of a party filing a patent application to “claim priority” from the filing…

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High Growth Start-up Scheme

We are heavily involved in advising start-ups and spin-outs. Our attorneys enjoy working with founders…

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IP snapshot

IP audits or due diligence exercises take stock of an IP portfolio and highlight any…

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