A number of Alternative Dispute Resolution (“ADR”) strategies have been developed over the last few decades. They can provide cost-effective alternatives to court proceedings, and allow two parties to negotiate a settlement in a confidential environment.
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After years of uncertainty, both the Unitary Patent (UP) and the Unified Patent Court (UPC) could be live as early as October 2022. The new systems will introduce centralised patent protection and
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On 6 April 2022, after a high-stakes, eleven day trial, the High Court of England and Wales declared that Ed Sheeran, singer/songwriter, did not infringe copyright relating to the song “Oh Why” by Sami Chokri. The allegation that Ed Sheeran copied the catchy parts of “Oh Why” was therefore dismissed by the Court.
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Intellectual property can help a business protect its innovation and brand, while making it more attractive to investors.
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With the European exams now over, and the PEB exam results day fast approaching, March can be a particularly stressful time of year for trainee patent attorneys. With this in mind, we thought it would be useful to provide some information relating to the PEB exam results, to help trainees, and those around them, know what to expect.
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It appears that the EPO will stay proceedings in cases where the assessment of inventive step is exclusively reliant on whether post-published evidence can be taken into consideration.
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“Damages inquiries are rare in intellectual property cases”. Fortunately, every now and again, a case is heard on inquiry, providing practitioners and rights holders with a practical refresher on the calculation of damages in UK proceedings.
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In this episode, patent attorneys, partner Kate Hickinson, and senior associate Chris Mason discuss the implications of the UP and UPC.
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Logos often evolve over time. It’s a way to maintain consumer recognition by retaining familiar, recognisable features, whilst also keeping up with design trends. Olivia Hamilton discusses ‘non-use’, ‘bad faith’, and the rules around re-filing refreshed trade marks.
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The Unitary Patent (UP) and the Unified Patent Court (UPC) go live on 1 June 2023, when the UPC Agreement (UPCA) enters into force.
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At this point in the year, the most strong-willed are keeping up their new-year resolutions and have celebrated their success in completing dry January. I managed a mere four days of a 30-day yoga challenge. You can imagine how dry January went…
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