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SkyKick goes to the Court of Appeal

The Court of Appeal has allowed an appeal in proceedings between the well-known satellite TV broadcaster, Sky Ltd (“Sky”) and the UK company SkyKick UK Ltd (“SkyKick”).

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Updated sentencing guidelines aim to crackdown on counterfeiters

New sentencing guidelines were published on Thursday for the sentencing of individuals and organisations for the unauthorised use of trade marks

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Oatly loses battle of the oat drinks

The recent case concerning oat-based drinks OATLY and PURE OATY highlights the difficulties in enforcing rights in a descriptive trade mark against third parties.

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Software patents grant rate in the U.S.

In this article, we compare the requirements to obtain patents in the U.S. and Europe in the context of computer-implemented inventions such as simulation methods and artificial intelligence (AI).

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Biotech applications at the EPO and data

About the author Claire Devine is a trainee patent attorney at Appleyard Lees IP LLP. As a trainee patent attorney Claire has worked with a range of clients in the

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G1/21 outcome – legality of videoconference oral proceedings

The EPO’s highest judicial body, the EBoA, has today released its “order” on the legality of videoconference oral proceedings.

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Sir Ringo Starr puts his ring on it with an agreement

As the Ringo Starr case shows, despite some tricky issues to navigate around, the parties were able to reach an agreement and have likely saved long run costs of fighting a lengthy legal battle!

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SPC system – Protection framework maintained

The UK Government has maintained the SPC system in and for the UK. An SPC application must be filed at the UKIPO by the later of six months from the

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Intellectual property for start-ups in a post-COVID world: part three – managing commercial IP

This series of articles explores the effect of COVID-19-related disruption on start-ups’ management and monetisation of intellectual property (IP), giving practical guidance to start-ups to improve and preserve their position

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A brief guide to patenting diagnostic inventions in Europe

Inventions can be broadly split into products (i.e. physical entities) and methods (i.e. activities). This brief guide aims to clarify exactly which diagnostic products and methods can and cannot currently be patented in Europe.

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The University of Cambridge fight over Cambridge Blue

In a recent decision, the UK Intellectual Property Office found in favour of Cambridge University and upheld an opposition against a trade mark application for CAMBRIDGE BLUE.

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