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In the past weeks, you may have come across news stories highlighting the expiration of copyright protection for the original version of Mickey Mouse.
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In November 2023, the Board of Appeal of Patents and Trademarks (Ankenævnet for Patenter og Varemærker) affirmed the decision of the Danish Patent and Trademark Office, validating the assertion that the READERS.
Kromann Reumert
Upcycling has become a widespread trend, and while upcycling may have environmental benefits, it raises a number of legal issues.
Plesner
The Eastern High Court finds that Huawei and Sony infringe Sonion's patent and utility model rights, upholding the preliminary injunction granted by the Maritime and Commercial High Court.
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According to Article 3(3)(c) EUTMIR, a 3D trademark is a mark consisting of a three-dimensional shape, including containers, packaging, the product itself or its appearance.
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A lot of people have commented on the recently issued decision in consolidated cases G 1/22 and G 2/22 from the Enlarged Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office (EBA).
Plesner
The Board of Appeal (BoA) of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) has ruled that McDonald's BIG MAC trademark will not be revoked after all.
Plesner
European patent protection has entered a new era. The Unified Patent Court which allows enforcement in all UPC states, so far 17 member states, opened on 1 June 2023.
Bech-Bruun
An appeal lodged against the granting of a preliminary injunction within the period of enforcement of 14 days does not mean that the unsuccessful party may suspend payment of litigation costs to the opposing party.
Bech-Bruun
We are excited to share the latest development on the Unified Patent Court. Italy, France, and Germany have now successfully...
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In a recently published draft, the European Commission (EU Commission) has proposed the introduction of a unitary SPC, new regulations for Standard Essential Patents (SEP) and a new instrument for
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Many companies are these days receiving e-mails informing them that a trademark application for a trademark identical or closely similar to their company name has been applied for...
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Pharmaceutical innovator companies increasingly have to consider the potential prior art effect of clinical studies carried out in order to gain approval of their medicines.
European Union
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On 26 July 2023, the European Commission presented a proposal to recast Council Regulation (EC) No 469/2009 concerning the supplementary protection certificate ("SPC")...
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The decision T1085/13 of 2018 from the BoA cast the first stone, to shatter the view on novelty of a degree of purity, set out in T 990/96.
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Christian Louboutin submitted that Amazon was liable for the infringing activities by playing an active role in the use of the trademark ...
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The owner of an EU trademark has a five-year grace period where there is no requirement to document commercial use of the registration.
Rouse
Ideas, flashes of genius, Eureka-moments or hard work and research, the ways to building a business are many and varied.
Worldwide
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The case load for the first eight months of the UPC in action has been released by the Unified Patent Court. It shows that from 1 June 2023 until 31 January 2024, the court received 217 filings of cases.
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The China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) has recently extended the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) pilot programmes with Germany as well as Denmark.
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