The Unified Patent Court (UPC) allows granted European patents to be enforced or challenged centrally and for a single ruling…
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COVIDIOT: Balancing freedom of expression and morality in trade mark law
This article was originally commissioned and published in ECTA Bulletin, March 2025 It is hard to believe that it has…
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EU announces Design Rights reform from 1 May 2025
Applications for registered EU designs can be filed at the EUIPO and offer a convenient, cost-effective way of obtaining design…
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The UPC’s first ruling on equivalence in patent infringement
The Unified Patent Court (UPC) has issued its first decision on patent infringement by equivalence in Plant-e Knowledge B.V. &…
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EU trade marks no longer cover Jersey
In a declaration dated March 2024, the government of Jersey has stated that EUTMs no longer cover Jersey, and that…
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Barker Brettell ready to lead client representation at the UPC after confirmation that English will be a language option
With the Unified Patent Court (UPC) having opened its doors on 1 June 2023, heralding a new era for patent…
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Get ready for the Unitary Patent and Unified Patent Court to go live: 1 June 2023
The current go-live date for the Unitary Patent (UP) and the Unified Patent Court (UPC) is 1 June 2023. For…
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Don’t fall into an indefensible opposition trap – you can use a routine pre-grant patent check in Europe
Many European patent applications are prosecuted through to grant where through determined and persuasive argument, luck, or an Examiner oversight,…
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Continental comparisons – EU vs US design rights
In the third article in our series on design protection Carrie Johnson, patent attorney and partner, compares and contrasts the…
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