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To be or not to be? That is the question: German Constitutional Court further delays Unitary Patent Court
Robert Games | 23rd June 2017
The attempt to found a single Europe-wide patent system has raged on for 40 years. In 2012, the initial plans were conceived for the Unitary Patent Court (UPC). As of 2017, it is apparent that the UPC has been beset by difficulty, and will begin operat …
Unjustified Threats: What you need to know
Julia House | 16th June 2017
In the UK, a person who is threatened with an action for infringement of intellectual property rights (either Patent, Design right or Trademark) can sue the ‘threat maker’ where the threat is unjustified, or groundless. A threat would be considered unj …
The TRUMP Conspiracy: Covfefe.
Katie Oliver | 15th June 2017
Would you like some covfefe? On Wednesday, 31st May 2017, at 12.06am, the most powerful man in the world, Donald Trump, posted a message on the online news and social networking site known as Twitter®. The message or ‘tweet’ simply read “Despite the co …
The People’s Republic of China: The pitfalls of First to File; Don’t Be A Victim…
Katie Oliver | 13th June 2017
First and foremost, if you manufacture or do business in the Peoples Republic of China (or are considering doing so), you should quickly and seriously consider Trade Mark Registration. China operates a “first to file” system of Trade Mark Registration, …
Negative associations: Dogs eat but they are not allowed to ‘dine’.
Julia House | 8th June 2017
In a recent decision at the High Court of England and Wales it was stated that dogs are not capable of dining, and that they merely eat. This was noted in the case of Azumi Ltd v Zuma’s Choice Pet Products Ltd [2017] EWHC 45 (IPEC). From the outset, it …
Patents for Reading Your Mind
Adrian Hocking | 8th May 2017
Facebook has been making headlines in recent weeks concerning the broadcasting of a murder on its “Facebook Live” feature. However, one story you may not have heard is the announcement that Facebook is making a serious attempt to develop technology to …
Is the new UK IPO proposal “feesible”?
Marc Maidment | 3rd May 2017
The UK IPO recently announced a new proposal regarding patent fees, in which it is looking to increase the fees which are payable pre-grant. Corny title aside, there is a real question over how the proposed changes might impact UK patent filing strateg …
World Intellectual Property Day: Celebrating Pasties, Pies and Clotted Cream
Robert Games | 26th April 2017
Today is world IP day, which celebrates Intellectual Property in all its forms. On this day in 1970, the convention establishing the World Intellectual Property Organisation came into force. World IP day celebrates the ways different types of IP improv …
Catching that elusive Travel Fox
Julia House | 20th April 2017
Travel Fox International Incorporation (TFII), a footwear retailer, from Taiwan is on the hunt. The prey in this incidence is the elusive Mark “TRAVEL FOX”, but there is a problem. SDI (Wigan) IP Limited, the now dormant Intellectual Property subsidiar …
UKIPO to deny registration for the trademark ‘iWatch’
Julia House | 7th April 2017
The boundaries of the words ‘descriptive’ and ‘distinctive’ referring to a character of trademarks have just experienced a seismic shift. The innovative computing giant, Apple initially had its trademark for ‘iWatch’ for Watches accepted by the United …
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