Trademarks, Patents, UK

AI in Europe: Road Map for Navigating the IP, Data Protection and Regulatory Considerations

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 9/19/2023

Organizations developing or using generative AI tools should implement cross-functional governance frameworks to develop and continuously monitor their use of such tools. From the earliest stages of generative AI use,...more

The English representative action regime is back… but for how long?

A&O Shearman on 3/10/2023

In refusing to strike out a representative action, the High Court has breathed renewed life into the regime. The landscape of English collective proceedings may be rising from the ashes: Commission Recovery v Marks & Clerk...more

UK - Retained EU Law Bill and intellectual property

Hogan Lovells on 12/15/2022

The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill 2022-2023 was introduced on 22 September 2022, with the aim of repealing, amending or revoking certain EU law that was retained on Brexit, by the end of 2023. The Bill has the...more

Sanctions Against Russia: The Week in Review - May 2022

K2 Integrity on 5/9/2022

The Week in Review delivers the impact and analysis for the public, private, and non-profit sectors from our regular reporting of the evolving global sanctions campaign against Russia. This week, we reviewed the recent...more

Monkeying around with UK passing off rights in EU trademark oppositions

Hogan Lovells on 3/29/2022

With much surprise to both the EUIPO and most of the legal IP community, the General Court (GC) in a judgment of 16 March 2022 in case Nowhere v. EUIPO holds that UK passing off rights remain valid earlier rights in EUIPO...more

Thaler v Comptroller General of Patents, Trade Marks and Designs: Court of Appeal Judgment on Machine Inventors

A&O Shearman on 12/2/2021

The Court of Appeal (Arnold LJ, Laing LJ and Birss LJ) handed down its judgment in Thaler v Comptroller General of Patents Trade Marks And Designs on 21 September 2021. The court held, with Birss LJ dissenting, that the judge...more

Alert: Brexit Readiness: Possible Key Impacts of the Conclusion of the Transition Period on 31 December 2020

Cooley LLP on 12/4/2020

On 31 January 2020, the UK left the European Union and entered a transition period that is due to end at 11:00 pm GMT on 31 December 2020. At this point, it is still uncertain whether a new EU/UK deal will be reached. To...more

IP in the UK After Brexit: What Does It Mean for UK Business and Trading with the EU?

Latham & Watkins LLP on 12/2/2020

On 28 September 2020, the UK government made the Intellectual Property (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (IP Regulations 2020), which amend the intellectual property (IP) regime in the UK to reflect Brexit-related...more

UKIPO to temporarily reduce/remove certain fees applicable to patent, trade mark and design forms

Hogan Lovells on 7/9/2020

The UKIPO will temporarily reduce the fees applicable to: extensions of time periods for the filing of documents; surcharges for the late payment of certain other fees.....more

COVID-19 Patent and Trademark Deadlines Extended

Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC on 4/2/2020

As the COVID-19 pandemic progresses, patent offices worldwide are taking steps to minimize negative impacts that patent and trademark filers may suffer. ...more

Covid-19 IP Update: Intellectual Property Office developments

Hogan Lovells on 3/16/2020

EUIPO - For those with European Union Trademarks (EUTMs), the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) in Alicante, Spain remains open although all staff are now working from home and it has extended all...more

BREXIT’s Projected Impact on Intellectual Property Rights

Miller Canfield on 2/12/2020

Brexit finally arrived on Jan. 31, 2020, and we are now in the period during which the UK and EU will negotiate the final rules governing their future. During this transition period, the UK and EU will continue to recognize...more

Impact of Brexit on IP Rights

McDermott Will & Emery on 2/11/2020

From 31 January 2020, the UK is no longer an EU Member State. This article outlines the main impacts of Brexit on intellectual property rights, including patents, trademarks, designs and models, copyrights, and sui generis...more

Happy BREXIT Day! What Happens to your EU and UK Intellectual Property?

Winstead PC on 2/3/2020

European and UK patents are not impacted by Brexit. The European Patent Office (EPO) is established under the European Patent Convention (EPC). The EPC is separate from the European Union and the UK is, now, one of several...more

A “No-Deal” Brexit—Key Implications for UK/EU Intellectual Property

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 10/29/2019

In the event of a “no-deal” Brexit, IP rights in the UK will be impacted. However, the UK has put in place various provisions to protect IP rights holders. Owners of European Union (EU) trade mark registrations,...more

Across The Atlantic: Strategic Considerations For Holders Of IP Rights

Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP on 4/15/2019

The news cycle is filled with the raucous activity of the UK Parliament with regard to Brexit, the "exit" of the UK from the European Union. On March 29, even Theresa May's offer to resign did not persuade Parliament to...more

Brexit and IP: 4 Things You Should Know

Vedder Price on 3/6/2019

I. What is Brexit? Brexit (short for “British exit”) is the United Kingdom’s (the “UK”—England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland) decision to leave the European Union (the “EU”—28 countries, including the UK). The UK...more

Bracing For Brexit: IP Considerations To Deal With No Deal

McCarter & English, LLP on 2/11/2019

The United Kingdom is likely to exit the European Union on either March 29, 2019, or on December 31, 2020, depending on whether there is “a deal” (there’s always a chance the parties extend the negotiations or the UK revokes...more

Effect of a “No-Deal” Brexit on IP in the UK

Latham & Watkins LLP on 1/15/2019

The UK government’s technical notices provide some certainty for holders of cross-border copyrights, trade marks, patents and other IP rights. On 24 September 2018, the UK government published a series of technical notices...more

IP Protection Post-Brexit: A Right-by-Right Analysis

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 12/4/2018

The United Kingdom is set to leave the European Union on 29 March 2019 (“Exit Date”). With Brexit fast approaching, on 25 November 2018 the EU and the UK announced their consensus on a withdrawal agreement that sets out the...more

Brexit: The UK Government Issues Guidelines on the Future of Intellectual Property Laws in the Event of a ‘No Deal’ Brexit

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on 10/16/2018

As has been widely reported in the recent weeks, the UK government is currently trying to progress negotiations on a withdrawal agreement and a framework for its future relationship with the EU. However, uncertainty remains...more

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