European Union: Intellectual Property

Over the last couple of years, it has become clear that Trademark and Copyright owners have a tense relationship with the Internet Service Providers.

Under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP), there can be a relatively fine line between the permissible use of an acronym as a domain name and the impermissible use of a trademark.

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the organisation in charge of assigning and coordinating Internet identifiers, has opened a first application round for the registration of new generic top level domains ("New gTLDs") on 12 January 2012.

On 9 February 2012, the Court of Justice of the European Union (the "ECJ") answered a preliminary question referred to it by the High Court of Justice of England and Wales (the "Referring Court") in Novartis AG ("Novartis") v. Actavis UK Ltd.

A recently published decision of the European Patent Office’s (EPO) Board of Appeal about European patents and clinical trials provides for interesting reading and for some important pointers about how to deal with clinical trials for medicinal products but also for medical devices as to not destroy novelty of a patentable invention with invalidity as result.

The patent of Oliver Brüstle that is at stake relates to purified neural precursor cells and to processes for their production from embryonic stem cells.

The past few years' rapid increase in the importance of software, data, and AI to drive new products and service offerings has brought a new set of IP challenges for many industrial companies.

The Malta Financial Services Authority (the "MFSA" or the "Authority") has sent a letter to Chief Executive Officers...

In a recent ruling, a Regional Court in Poland reaffirmed that importing branded goods from the UK into the European Union (EU) without the right holder's consent constitutes a criminal offence...

In a collaborative effort, the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), the European Commission, and the European Union Intellectual Property Network (EUIPN) have launched a groundbreaking initiative to foster innovation and growth across the European Union.

In 2024, Lidl secured a win in a high-profile trademark dispute in the United Kingdom.

Trademark docketing requires time, effort, and resources, placing a strain on many businesses—especially those expanding their IP portfolios. In this article, we discuss four good reasons to outsource trademark docketing and explore the role and capabilities of trademark docketing software.