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How many moles does it take to infringe a patent?
We have reported previously on the impact of numerical limitations in patent claims and on the law of equivalents following the Supreme's Court's Actavis decision. The recent judgment of HH Judge Hacon in Regen Lab v Estar Medical brings the two concepts together.
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Love is not in the air for MARRY ME trade mark
The EU General Court has this month upheld the EUIPO's refusal of word and figurative versions of the trade mark MARRY ME.
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Court of Appeal keeps its FRANDs to itself
We have been tracking developments in the ongoing dispute between Conversant and Huawei in relation to a global FRAND licence. In this latest ruling, the Court of Appeal has agreed that the English courts, and not those in China, are the right forum for the case, as we discuss in this blog.
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UK IPO call for evidence on impact of 2014 copyright reforms
The UK IPO has called for evidence from different groups of stakeholders on the impact of various reforms to UK copyright law in 2014 to assist with its Post-Implementation Reviews (PIR) process.
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*Update on the draft Copyright Directive*
An update on where we are with proposed draft Copyright Directive.
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Supermac's takes BIG MAC off the menu
The EU Intellectual Property Office recently handed down its decision in the case of Supermac's (Holdings) Ltd v McDonald's International Property Company Ltd and effectively took the mark 'Big Mac' off the trade mark menu.
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Lacoste may end up weeping crocodile tears
This trade mark infringement dispute concerns Lacoste, owner of various well-known trade mark registrations, including for its crocodile image and HEMA, part of the HEMA group.
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*Reminder: Trade Marks Directive in force in UK from 14 January 2019*
We have been tracking the steady progress of the UK's implementation of the Trade Marks Directive over the past few years. Just a reminder that this comes into play in the UK on 14 January 2019.
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AG Opinion brings music to the ears of phonogram producers
AG Szpunar has ruled that the unauthorised sampling from a phonogram (i.e. a sound recording) constitutes copyright infringement.
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Cadbury fed another bitter pill in its purple trade mark battle
Cadbury faced another trade mark set back last week before the Court of Appeal, as we discuss in this blog.