by Sean Hughes | Nov 1, 2018 | Briefings, Trademarks
Does consuming two different types of goods at the same time increase their similarity? Asolo filed an application for registration of a European Union trade mark in 1997 for the word mark ‘FLÜGEL’ (‘wings’ in English) in classes 32 and 33....
by Juliette Boynton | Nov 1, 2018 | Briefings, UK
Background Ice-World, who is the proprietor of European patent No. 1462755, makes mobile ice rinks and leases them to third parties. Icescape also design and make mobile ice rinks, although in the past have operated a mobile ice rink leased to them from Ice-World....
by David Eyre | Nov 1, 2018 | Briefings, Designs & Copyright
Background Decision C-149/17 relates to litigation between Bastei Lübbe, a German phonogram producer and Michael Strozer regarding infringement of an audiobook via an internet connection to which Strozer and his parents shared access. The court in Munich, Germany that...
by Juliette Boynton | Nov 1, 2018 | Briefings, UK
Warner-Lambert originally developed its compound pregabalin, which it sold under the mark Lyrica, as an anti-convulsant, anti-anxiety, anti-psychotic medication, in particular for the treatment of epilepsy and generalised anxiety disorder. It obtained patent...
by Juliette Boynton | Nov 1, 2018 | Briefings, US & International
Following the UK Supreme Court decision in Actavis v Eli Lilly in which Lord Neuberger concluded that the term “sodium” also covered “potassium” as an equivalent, a judgement was handed down in Milan also concerning the scope of protection of...
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