The first decision from the UPC on sufficiency — handed down in the Amgen v. Sanofi case — provides the first clear guidance on how the court will address whether a patent’s disclosure is sufficient.
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In this insight, Dehns Partner Rob Jackson and Conor Wilman from our Technology, Software and Engineering group explore the UPC’s Court of Appeal recent issues of two important decisions about how it will assess inventive step in patent cases.
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The UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) is consulting on possible changes to the UK design framework with the aims of improving design validity, simplifying the regime, and protecting emerging forms of design.
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The G1/23 ruling from the European Patent Office marked a pivotal shift in how marketed products are treated as prior art, redefining the principles of reproducibility and disclosure across Europe. Dehns has collaborated with international patent experts to provide a global perspective on the ruling.
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This decision concerned an application for provisional measures, in particular an anti-anti-suit injunction (‘AASI’), by Avago Technologies International Sales Pte. Limited against the defendant Realtek Semiconductor Corporation
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Earlier this year it was reported that Meghan Markle, The Duchess of Sussex, was launching a new lifestyle brand “American Riviera Orchard”. However, there has been multiple reports that the brand has suffered a major setback in its attempts to register its name as a trade mark at the USPTO. Dehns Partner, Alison Hague, takes a look at what lies behind these stories.
The Munich seat of the UPC’s Central Division recently published its full decision on the very first revocation action to be lodged at the UPC, invalidating a patent on the basis of a lack of inventive step.
A recent decision at the Court of First Instance of the UPC shows the direction the UPC is moving in, with regards to claim interpretation and invalidity.
The Royal Mint, the UK’s official coin maker, has opened a new factory in South Wales to recover gold from e-waste, and is aiming to position itself as a leader in sustainably sourced precious metals in the UK. More than 50 million tonnes of electronic waste are produced globally per year, yet less than 20% of it is properly collected and recycled.
In the latest trade mark dispute to hit the news, UK-based beauty salon company StripTweeze Ltd (trading as ‘nkd’) is facing opposition from French beauty conglomerate L’Oréal.
During opposition proceedings it is standard practice for the Patentee to file a range of auxiliary requests, to provide them with fall-back positions should their main request not be allowed. In many cases, some or all of these requests are never discussed by the Opposition Division. What becomes of these auxiliary requests during an appeal?
The UK government launches the Artificial Intelligence Opportunities Action Plan.
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.
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.
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.
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