Intellectual Property UK

  • January 09, 2025

    Vape Biz Sues Rival For 'Vapestop' TM Infringement

    A vape store has accused a rival distributor of copying its branding to take advantage of its better-cemented reputation in the market and steal potential customers away.

  • January 09, 2025

    Japanese Pharma Biz Loses Kidney Transplant Therapy Patent

    An Australian biotech company has persuaded a European appeals panel to revoke the patent of Japanese rival Takeda over a treatment for kidney transplant patients, proving it is doubtful whether the therapy has its intended effect.

  • January 09, 2025

    Ex-Lawyer Sues BT Over Lost £8M From Search Invention

    A retired real estate lawyer has accused British Telecommunications and a paralegal firm of conspiring to exclude him from a system he created to find building asset risks, alleging they robbed him of more than £8.75 million ($10.8 million) in future annual revenue.

  • January 08, 2025

    Howard Kennedy Recruits IP Partner From Gunnercooke

    Howard Kennedy LLP has recruited a new partner from Gunnercooke LLP to its intellectual property team in London, with the lawyer saying Wednesday she's ready to leave behind the "eat what you kill" model to join a more traditional setup.

  • January 08, 2025

    Cleaning Co. Loses Bid For 'OmniSan' TM

    A Romanian cleaning product company has failed to convince a European court to overturn a decision blocking it from using the trademark "OmniSan," as the court found Wednesday that the mark bore too much resemblance to another hygiene product brand.

  • January 08, 2025

    Shower Equipment Maker Sues Rival Over Pump Patent

    A company that makes modified shower equipment for people with mobility issues has accused a rival shower equipment manufacturer of infringing its patent for a type of shower pump.

  • January 08, 2025

    Zara's New Cafe Hits TM Bump Over Rival 'Zicaffè' Brand

    Just over a month since debuting its first coffee shop, Zara has hit a bump after Italian coffee brand Zicaffè filed two oppositions to nix its recently registered European Union trademarks over "Zacaffè."

  • January 08, 2025

    Pictures Big Enough For 2 Rat Pack-Themed TMs, Court Says

    A European Union court refused on Wednesday to revoke a "RatPac" trademark of a Hollywood movie financier, ruling that consumers would not confuse the sign with the "Rat Pack" mark of a production company because they would appear on different services.

  • January 07, 2025

    Dyson, SharkNinja Pause Vacuum Patent Clash At UPC

    The Unified Patent Court said Tuesday that Dyson has halted its European vacuum cleaner patent infringement feud with SharkNinja, after the pair settled another clash in the U.S.

  • January 07, 2025

    UPC Keeps Caseload In Full Swing Over Holiday Period

    The Unified Patent Court maintained a busy caseload and even decided several key cases over the recent holiday period, according to new data the court has released.

  • January 07, 2025

    Tesla, Broadcom Unit End UPC Transmitter Patent Feud

    A Broadcom subsidiary Tuesday ended its transmitter patent infringement case against Tesla at the Unified Patent Court, with Tesla also halting its quest to revoke the patent.

  • January 07, 2025

    Honeywell Saves Hydrogenation Catalyst Patent At EPO

    U.S. conglomerate Honeywell International has won its case to protect its patent for a refrigerant compound, convincing European patent officials that its process was inventive and would not be obvious based on existing research in the field.

  • January 07, 2025

    Tech Biz Slams Door On Self-Storage Firm's 'Janus' TM Bid

    A technology company has persuaded U.K. officials to block almost all of a trademark application by self-storage builder "Janus," proving that consumers could confuse the sign with its own "Janus C4" mark.

  • January 06, 2025

    Huawei, Netgear Reach Global Settlement Over Wi-Fi 6 SEPs

    California networking company Netgear has agreed to a license for Wi-Fi 6 technology from Europe's largest patent pool Sisvel, bringing an end to a global litigation campaign between Netgear and one of the pool's key contributors, Huawei.

  • January 06, 2025

    Gap Blocks TFL's 'Mind The Gap' TM For Accessories

    Transport For London can't register the trademark "Mind the Gap" over purses and other accessories because it had previously promised not to cover those goods when it settled an earlier dispute with clothing retailer Gap Inc.

  • January 06, 2025

    Ex-Ashfords Paralegal Misled Firm Over Client Emails

    A former paralegal at Ashfords LLP has been barred from the profession after she lied to the firm to conceal her failure to remind a client to renew a trademark, the Solicitors Regulation Authority has said.

  • January 06, 2025

    Social Care Co. Denies Using 'Inicio' TM As A Weapon

    A care company has told a London court that it denied registering its "Inicio" trademark in bad faith to use it as a "weapon," hitting back in a battle with a school trust over the brand.

  • January 06, 2025

    Law Firm Can Look At UPC Docs In Harvard, NanoString Clash

    The Unified Patent Court has granted a Finnish law firm's request to look at documents from Harvard's sample testing patent feud with NanoString, ruling that the firm's "general interest" in seeing the documents was sufficient.

  • January 06, 2025

    Moncler Blocks Chinese Co.'s 'Northcler' TM Bid

    Moncler has blocked a Chinese company's bid to revive its "Northcler" trademark application, convincing a European Union appeals panel that the mark unfairly leans on the Italian brand's reputation.

  • January 13, 2025

    Morgan Lewis Hires IP Pro From Baker McKenzie In Munich

    Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP said Monday it has recruited a senior patent litigator from Baker McKenzie in Germany to enhance its intellectual property offering to clients, particularly in disputes involving technology and life sciences.

  • January 03, 2025

    Netgear, Huawei Settle Calif. RICO Suit Over Wi-Fi SEPs

    Netgear and Huawei informed a California federal judge Friday that they have resolved their racketeering dispute and asked for a 30-day stay to finalize their deal, weeks after Netgear sought to block Huawei from seeking injunctions through patent actions pending in foreign courts and a German court found Netgear infringed Huawei's Wi-Fi patents.

  • January 03, 2025

    Alexion Can't Halt Amgen, Samsung Selling Soliris Biosimilars

    A Unified Patent Court appeals panel has rejected Alexion's bid to stop Amgen and Samsung Bioepis selling biosimilar versions of Soliris in Europe, ruling that Alexion's patent over the blood disease treatment is potentially invalid.

  • January 03, 2025

    Dealer Of Unreleased Famed Musicians' Tracks Avoids Prison

    A dealer of stolen unreleased music by famous artists obtained through cryptocurrency exchanges on the dark web was handed a suspended prison sentence on Friday for 14 counts relating to buying and selling copyrighted music without the consent of artists or labels.

  • January 03, 2025

    Early Learners Nursery Sues 'Early Day Learners' Over TM

    A nursery has accused a rival of infringing its trademark by using the same concept of "early learners" and colorful building blocks in its signage.

  • January 03, 2025

    UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London

    This past week in London has seen Chris Eubank Jr. hit with a libel claim from a boxing promoter, a perfume boss face proceedings from his businesses following sanctions violations claims, and Israeli broadcasters file intellectual property claims against BT and Sky. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.

Expert Analysis

  • How Int'l Student-Athlete Law Would Change The NIL Game

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    Recently proposed legislation to allow international student-athletes the opportunity to profit from their name, image and likeness without violating their F-1 nonimmigrant student visa status represents a pivotal step in NIL policy, and universities must assess and adapt their approaches to accommodate unique immigration concerns, say attorneys at Phelps Dunbar.

  • Series

    Children's Book Writing Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Becoming a children's book author has opened doors to incredible new experiences of which I barely dared to dream, but the process has also changed my life by serving as a reminder that strong writing, networking and public speaking skills are hugely beneficial to a legal career, says Shaunna Bailey at Sheppard Mullin.

  • How The PTAB Landscape Shifted In 2023

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    Attorneys at Finnegan consider the impact of noteworthy Patent Trial and Appeal Board developments in 2023, including rulemaking, litigation, precedential decisions and director reviews that affected PTAB practice, and offer a reference for examining future proceedings and strategies.

  • How 'Copyleft' Licenses May Affect Generative AI Output

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    Open-source software and the copyleft licenses that support it, whereby derivative works must be made available for others to use and modify, have been a boon to the development of artificial intelligence, but could lead to issues for coders who use AI to help write code and may find their resulting work exposed, says William Dearn at HLK.

  • UPC Decision Highlights Key Security Costs Questions

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    While the Unified Patent Court recently ordered NanoString to pay €300,000 as security for Harvard's legal costs in a revocation action dispute, the decision highlights that the outcome of a security for costs application will be highly fact-dependent and that respondents should prepare to set out their financial position in detail, says Tom Brazier at EIP.

  • IP Ruling Could Pave Way For AI Patents In UK

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    If implemented by the U.K. Intellectual Property Office, the High Court's recent ruling in Emotional Perception AI v. Comptroller-General of Patents, holding that artificial neural networks can be patented, could be a first step to welcoming AI patents in the U.K., say Arnie Francis and Alexandra Brodie at Gowling.

  • Why It's Urgent For Pharma Cos. To Halt Counterfeit Meds

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    With over 10.5 million counterfeit medicines seized in the EU in 2023, it is vital both ethically and commercially that pharmaceutical companies take steps to protect against such infringements, including by invoking intellectual property rights protection, says Lars Karnøe at Potter Clarkson.

  • Examining US And Europe Patent Disclosure For AI Inventions

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    As applicants before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the European Patent Office increasingly seek patent protection for inventions relating to artificial intelligence, the applications may require more implementation details than traditional computer-implemented inventions, including disclosure of data and methods used to train the AI systems, say attorneys at Finnegan.

  • Incontinence Drug Ruling Offers Key Patent Drafting Lessons

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    In a long-awaited decision in Astellas v. Teva and Sandoz, an English court found that the patent for a drug used to treat overactive bladder syndrome had not been infringed, highlighting the interaction between patent drafting and litigation strategy, and why claim infringement is as important a consideration as validity, says George McCubbin at Herbert Smith.

  • EPO Decision Significantly Relaxes Patent Priority Approach

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    In a welcome development for patent applicants, a recent European Patent Office decision redefines the way that entitlement to priority is assessed, significantly relaxing the previous approach and making challenges to the right to priority in post-grant opposition proceedings far more difficult, say lawyers at Finnegan.

  • Why US Should Help European Efforts To Fix SEP Licensing

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    The European Commission's proposed reform of standard-essential patent licensing aims to fix a fundamental problem stemming from the asymmetry and obscurity of information about SEPs, and U.S. agencies exploring regulation of foreign regimes should support and improve these efforts, say David McAdams at Duke University and David Katz at WilmerHale.

  • Shifting From Technical To Clear Insurance Contract Wordings

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    Recent developments on insurance policies, including the Financial Conduct Authority's new consumer duty, represent a major shift for insurers and highlight the importance of drafting policies that actively improve understanding, rather than shift the onus onto the end user, say Tamsin Hyland and Jonathan Charwat at RPC.

  • What's In The Plan To Boost Germany's Commercial Litigation

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    Lawyers at Cleary discuss Germany's recent draft bill, which establishes commercial courts and introduces English as a court language in civil proceedings, and analyze whether it accomplishes the country's goal of becoming a more attractive venue for commercial litigation.

  • Bitcoin Case Highlights Advanced Age Of UK's IP Law

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    An appellate court's recent decision in a case involving the copyright of bitcoin's file format emphasizes the role of copyright protection in software, and also the challenges of applying decades-old laws to new technologies, say Marianna Foerg and Ben Bell at Potter Clarkson.

  • Future Paths For AI Inventorship After Justices' Thaler Denial

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    Anup Iyer at Moore & Van Allen examines the current and future state of AI inventorship in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision not to hear Thaler v. Vidal, including collaboration, international challenges, and the need for closer examination in research and development-intensive sectors.

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