Pragmatism or inconsistency from the UPC Court of Appeal?
A detailed decision from the UPC Court of Appeal takes a principled approach to public access applications and provides valuable guidelines. However, the Court may have set itself up for a bigger contest on panel composition, having sat without any technically-qualified judges.
In a UPC first, the Court of Appeal has issued an order regarding the granting of stays. The Court sets out a prevailing principle that stay requests will not be granted. An exception to this principle is when a rapid decision from the EPO is expected, but the Court may exercise its discretion on whether to actually stay the proceedings.
Same As It Ever Was: Court of Appeal View on Panel Composition Unchanged
In the first order since the landmark decision of 10 April 2024, the Court of Appeal comments on its ability to determine its own panel composition. Its position remains unchanged: a panel of three legally-qualified judges is allowable for proceedings without technical matters. The Court has dismissed a request to refer the matter to the CJEU.
Following a seven year battle between McDonald’s and the Irish fast food restaurant group, Supermac’s, the General Court of the European Union has handed down a decision to partially annul an earlier decision of the EUIPO’s Board of Appeal, thereby cancelling McDonald’s European Union trade mark (EUTM) registration for its BIG MAC mark insofar as it covers certain products.
23 June 2024 is International Women in Engineering Day (IWED). This is a day for celebrating and promoting the amazing achievements of female engineers around the world.
PRIME Controversy: Logan Paul and KSI jump the gun with Olympic branding
Logan Paul and KSI (Olajide Olatunji), both renowned YouTube personalities and creators of the Prime energy drink, have landed themselves in hot water with the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee due to the latest branding of their drinks bottles.