by Juliette Boynton | Jun 25, 2016 | UK, UPC
The UK voted on 23 June 2016 to leave the EU. In the short term at least there will be no change with regards to any IP practice within Europe. Importantly no current rights will be lost and all rights, including patents and trade marks, will remain. Whatever the...
by Alex Bajjon | Jun 1, 2016 | EPO
Extensions of Time The most notable change is that requests for extensions of time will now only be available in “exceptional cases with duly substantiated requests”. This is in contrast to the current practice where extensions of time are routinely...
by David Eyre | May 1, 2016 | EPO
It is well known, and often lamented, that it takes a long time for a patent to be granted. Occasionally, a delay in getting a patent granted is useful as it gains time for a business to become established. Often, however, the wait is a source of frustration. This can...
by Carolyn Haywood | May 1, 2016 | Briefings, UK
Prior to the 2010-2013 reforms undertaken at the former Patent County Court (PCC), now the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court (IPEC), the numbers of inquiries into damages were relatively low, partly due to the length of court actions and partly due to cost....
by Sean Hughes | May 1, 2016 | Trademarks
Introduction As some may recall, Nestlé have previously been successful in opposing the registration of one of Cadbury’s purple trade marks in Société Des Produits Nestlé S.A. v Cadbury UK Ltd [2013] EWCA Civ 1174. This UK Court of Appeal ruling reversed...
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