Hitherto, if cancellation or invalidation proceedings were brought against the United Kingdom designation of an International design or trademark where no representative had been appointed in the United Kingdom, the owner...more
3/16/2023
/ Design Patent ,
EU ,
European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) ,
Hague Agreement ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
International Design Application (IDA) ,
International Trade Commission (ITC) ,
Trademark Cancellation ,
Trademark Invalidity ,
Trademark Litigation ,
Trademarks ,
UK ,
WIPO
The eagerly anticipated decision of the European Court of Justice in the case of Sky v. SkyKick [Case C 371/18] was delivered on January 29, 2020.
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The fight between insurers and car manufacturers as to whether and, if so how, to protect the design of spare parts for cars delayed the implementation of an EU regulation on design protection for well over a decade and ended...more
9/23/2019
/ Audi ,
Auto Repair Regulations ,
Automotive Industry ,
Design Patent ,
EU ,
Ford Motor ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
International Trade Commission (ITC) ,
Motor Vehicles ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patents ,
Popular ,
Porsche ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Trademarks
2017 saw a bumper crop of Supreme Court decisions on intellectual property matters around the world including eight by the United States Supreme Court, two by the Canadian Supreme Court, and two by the United Kingdom Supreme...more
4/12/2018
/ Apple v Samsung ,
Copyright ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Copyright Litigation ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Huawei ,
Impression Products v Lexmark International ,
Life Technologies Corp v Promega Corp ,
Matal v Tam ,
NVIDIA ,
Oil States Energy Services v Greene's Energy Group ,
On-Sale Bar ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Popular ,
Samsung ,
Sandoz v Amgen ,
SCA Hygiene Products Aktiebolag v First Quality Baby Products ,
Star Athletica v Varsity Brands ,
TC Heartland LLC v Kraft Foods ,
Teva Pharmaceuticals ,
Trademark Registration ,
Trademarks ,
Young Lawyers
In the case of Google Inc. v. Equustek, the Supreme Court of Canada has upheld the grant of a preliminary injunction by the Court of Appeals of British Columbia ordering Google to de-index on a global basis websites of a...more
Recent cases in the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) and the Court of Appeal of England and Wales (“the English Court of Appeal”) have addressed the question of whether those who provide facilities to persons...more
12/13/2016
/ Copyright Infringement ,
Counterfeiting ,
Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ,
EU ,
EU Directive ,
Injunctions ,
Intermediaries ,
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) ,
L'Oreal ,
Member State ,
Third-Party Relationships ,
Trademark Infringement ,
Trademarks ,
Vicarious Infringement ,
Websites
In a June 23, 2016 referendum, the combined electorates of the United Kingdom and Gibraltar voted in favor of the United Kingdom, and consequently Gibraltar, leaving the European Union (EU).
According to Article 50 of...more
7/5/2016
/ Article 50 Treaty of the EU ,
Community Designs ,
Copyright ,
Design Patent ,
EPO ,
EU ,
European Communities Act ,
European Patent Convention ,
European Patent Office ,
European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Member State ,
Patents ,
Referendums ,
Trademark Act ,
Trademarks ,
UK ,
UK Brexit ,
Unified Patent Court ,
Unitary Patent
In recent years, protection of designs has become of increasing importance. As Steve Jobs famously noted:
“People think it’s this veneer — that the designers are handed this box and told, ‘Make it look good!’ That’s...more