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CJEU SETS OUT TEST ON THE INTERPRETATION OF ARTICLE 3(a) SPC REGULATION
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has today delivered its decision on the interpretation of Article 3(a) SPC Regulation in Case C-121/17 …
TRADE SECRETS: NEW EU RULES IN FORCE IN ITALY
Italian Legislative Decree 63 - 11 May 2018, implementing Directive (EU) 2016/943 on trade secrets, entered into force on 22 June 2018. The Italian legal …
Intellectual Property and Cyber Security issues considered in UK Government White Paper on the future UK-EU relationship
The UK Government's White Paper detailing its proposal for the future relationship between the UK and the EU (published on 12 July 2018) includes a …
PATENT AND PHARMA UPDATE - July 2018
Key recent developments in the United Kingdom and Europe relating to patents and the pharmaceutical sector English courts begin to consider the new …
Changes to the SPC regime? The EU Commission proposal
The European Commission issued a proposal on 28 May 2018 to change the rules around Supplementary Protection Certificates (Regulation (EC) 469/2009), …
ADVOCATE GENERAL PROVIDES OPINION ON THE INTERPRETATION OF ARTICLE 3(A) SPC REGULATION
Advocate General Wathelet (the "AG") has provided his opinion to the Court of Justice of the European Union (the "CJEU") on the interpretation of Article …
The UK ratifies the Unified Patent Court Agreement on World IP Day
The UK has ratified the UPC Agreement today, 26 April 2018, which also happens to be World IP Day. The UK IP Minister announced the ratification at …
Targeting Online Risk
In our latest publication in our Future of Consumer series on issues facing the Consumer sector, we look at some of the online risks …
UK Government agrees elements of the European Commission's proposals for post-Brexit protection of EU-wide IP rights in the UK in the latest draft of the Withdrawal Agreement
In the latest draft of the Withdrawal Agreement (19 March 2018) the UK Government and European Commission negotiators appear to have agreed text …
Innovation Disruption and Technology - the legal and commercial issues for your business
Drawing on our practitioners' experience and understanding of the intellectual property and technology issues facing our clients in the fast changing …
Advocate General opinion sets the bar high for establishing infringement of the registered geographical indication 'Scotch Whisky' by the use of 'Glen'
Certain geographical indications ("GIs") are protected by EU Regulation 110/2008/EC, which aims to ensure that use of such indications is to identify a …
Dyson argues against unfair and misleading labelling comparison by competitor
Compulsory energy labels on vacuum cleaners must strictly comply with an EU Labelling Regulation. In the case of Dyson Ltd, Dyson BV v BSH Home …
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