Does an overly-wide trade mark specification indicate bad faith?
TRUMP TV ON APPEAL TO HIGH COURTUKIPO decision number O-409-18Trade mark application no. 3193965 TRUMP TV in the name of Trump International Limited and opposition
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Rules of Procedure of the Boards of Appeal
Howard Read discusses the revisions to the Rules of Procedure of the Boards of Appeal at the European Patent Office.
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Processing language: A patent overview
Language, be it written or spoken, can be vague, ambiguous and difficult to interpret.
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Broad Institute CRISPR Patent Decision
The Board of Appeal of the EPO dismissed the Broad Institute’s appeal against the Opposition Division’s previous decision to revoke one of their patents covering CRISPR gene editing technology (EP2771468) on 16 January 2020.
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Take down schemes and unjustified threats
In the UK, if a rights holder identifies a potential infringement on an online market place, like eBay or Amazon, or through social media platforms, such as Twitter or Instagram, it has several options. Most commonly, the rights holder will send a cease and desist letter and/or file a take down notice.
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A broad law of equivalence in the UK for chemical subject matter? Actavis v Eli explained
As previously reported, the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom have issued a landmark decision on patent infringement. The headline is that a doctrine of equivalents can now be said to apply in the UK and, moreover, apply to chemical subject matter.
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