The application of Protected Designations of Origin (PDOs) to sparkling wines in a post-Brexit landscape
This article discusses the application of PDOs to UK sparkling wine. How do they apply in a post-Brexit landscape?
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Should European patent applications be opted-out of the Unified Patent Court?
The EU patent package establishing a Unitary Patent (UP) providing EU-wide patent coverage and a Unified Patent Court (UPC) to enforce such patents entered into force on 1 June 2023, and our clients are deciding whether or not to opt out their existing European patents from the jurisdiction of the UPC.
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The Greenshoots Podcast by Appleyard Lees – episode 38: joining the IP profession
In this episode of the podcast, trade mark attorney Vishal Dattani and trainee patent attorney Monifa Phillips discuss joining the IP profession.
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Passing off: Tesco infringes Lidl’s trade mark rights and copyright
In a judgment handed down on 19 April 2023, the High Court of England and Wales has found Tesco to infringe Lidl’s trade mark rights, copyright and rights in passing off in its blue and yellow logo.
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T 1688/20 and arguing novelty in examination and opposition proceedings
In T 1688/20, the Board of Appeal has deviated from novelty criteria with respect to selection inventions as set out in the EPO guidelines for examination (G-VI, 8, ii), in favour of applying the “Gold Standard” test of novelty. This decision may be useful when arguing novelty in examination and opposition proceedings.
Read more The Greenshoots Podcast by Appleyard Lees – episode 37 – 3D printing: innovation and IP risks, with Professor Jason Laing
In this episode senior associate and patent attorney Paul Roscoe, and partner, solicitor and trade mark attorney Chris Hoole, are joined by 3D printing specialist and CEO/co-founder of Promake, Professor Jason Laing.
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Don’t delay filing your UK divisional patent applications
In this article, senior associate and patent attorney Parminder Lally, and trainee patent attorney Debora Dorn, provide a summary of the new practice regarding UK divisional patent applications, that will come into effect on 1 May 2023.
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An introduction to the CIPA informals
The Informals are a group of trainee patent attorneys in various stages of the profession, from various firms, across the UK. The Informals represent the interests of student members of the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys (CIPA), both within CIPA and towards other professional bodies.
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Lessons to be learnt from Dragons’ Den: a practical guide for brand owners
In this article, trade mark attorney and associate Hannah Burrows provides practical tips for brand owners, based on issues that commonly crop up in the BBC’s ‘Dragons’ Den’
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From antibodies to AI: what is patentable in the US and Europe?
In this webinar for university knowledge exchange practitioners, patent attorneys and senior associates Edward Rainsford and Parminder Lally discussed what can, and cannot, be patented at the European Patent Office (EPO) and the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
Read more The Greenshoots Podcast by Appleyard Lees – episode 36 – the UP and UPC: considerations for European patent owners
In this episode, Appleyard Lees patent attorneys and partners Howard Read and Adam Tindall In this episode, partners and patent attorneys Adam Tindall and Howard Read discuss the decisions that European patent owners will need to make with regard to their existing patent portfolios and the UP/UPC.
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