Nowhere Co. Ltd v EUIPO (Case T-281/21) – UK rights in EU opposition and invalidity proceedings
UK trade mark rights can still be used to challenge EUIPO trade mark applications, the General Court has ruled.
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Exam preparation and attending the JDD revision courses
At Appleyard Lees, trainee patent attorneys prepare for exams in a number of different ways. There is informal on the job training, such as drafting replies to client emails, studying for the exams in your own time, and in-house tutorials, then there are external revision courses. I’ve found that each of these components plays an important role in revising for the exams.
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Court awards more than £900,000+ in costs for Ed Sheeran’s copyright dispute
Trainee Trade Mark Attorney Vishal Dattani discusses the case and analyses the costs risks for complex copyright litigation in the High Court
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Bolt succeed in invalidity action against Beebolt
Based on the grounds of likelihood of confusion, and reputation of an existing mark, the UK IPO has issued a decision confirming victory for the Estonian on-demand transportation platform, Bolt.
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AI patent filings in the field of traffic and transportation engineering
This analysis looks at patent filings in traffic and transportation engineering. Our patent attorneys examine the direction of patent trends in this emerging field.
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The Greenshoots Podcast by Appleyard Lees – episode 29 – The direction of aerospace innovation
In this episode, patent attorney and partner Ean Davies, and trainee patent attorney and space enthusiast Jordan Tinkler, are joined by Theo Youds, aerospace engineering master’s student at Leeds University, and founder of the Leeds University Rocketry Association (LURA).
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Attending the Manchester Legal Awards
On Thursday 09 June 2022, I attended the Manchester Legal Awards at the Midland Hotel with some of my colleagues from the Manchester office. It was the first time that the event had been held for two years due to the pandemic.
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Femtech: The Rise of Female-Focused Innovation
This article discusses examples of femtech innovations that have been patented in recent years.
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The UPC – advantages for SMEs and universities?
As an incentive for patent proprietors such as SMEs and universities to opt for the Unitary Patent, the new system has introduced the possibility of financial compensation for these proprietors in certain circumstances.
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The direction of AI patent filings for autonomous vehicles
We look at AI patent filing trends relating to autonomous vehicles. What is the direction of innovation, and who are the key patent filers in this technology area?
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The IPEC says mais oui, mais oui, to protecting fictional characters
For the first time, UK courts have recognised that a fictional character can be protected by copyright in its own right, independent from scripts.
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