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Trade marks are all around us. Industry giants across all sectors have long recognised the value of building, protecting and investing in a strong brand.

The International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV) functions to "provide and promote an effective system of plant variety protection...

On 14 November 2018 the UK Supreme Court (SC) handed down its decision in Warner-Lambert Company LLC v Generics (UK) Ltd t/a Mylan and Actavis, which includes a majority judgment and interesting dissenting ones.

Since 2018, International Pronouns Day has been celebrated annually on the third Wednesday in October. The official website explains that this day "seeks to make respecting, sharing, and educating about personal pronouns commonplace".

Congratulations! You've successfully made it through the trade mark application procedure, and your trade mark has been officially registered

The European Patent Office (EPO) has published a revised version of its Guidelines for Examination, which will come into effect on 1 November 2017. Whilst primarily addressed to EPO Examiners...

The High Court has recently dismissed an appeal by Wineapp Ltd following a failed opposition at the UK IPO, which sought to prevent a mark's registration under s5(4)(a) of the Trade Marks Act 1994...

On 12 December 2013 the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) handed down three decisions which will be of interest to anyone reliant on Supplementary Protection Certificates (SPCs) to extend protection for pharmaceutical products after expiry of their patents.

On 28 February 2018 the European Commission published its draft for an agreement on the UK's terms of withdrawal from the EU.

This article explores the implications of this aspect of the judgment and its potential impact on the value of second medical use patents.

On 19 April 2023, the High Court of England and Wales handed down its long-awaited judgment in the battle between supermarket giants Lidl and Tesco.

A Supplementary Protection Certificate (SPC) is a form of intellectual property that can extend the protection of patented active ingredients present in pharmaceutical or plant protection products by up to five years.

The Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA) implements the most significant reform to US patent law since 1952.

The term intellectual property (IP) refers to a variety of different types of legal rights.

I begin with an admission: I am hopelessly addicted to the long-running UK talent show The X Factor.

We can all undoubtedly learn a lot from Greta Thunberg – whether that's greater awareness of the extent of the climate crisis...

In a trade mark infringement case brought by Shorts International Limited ("SIL") against Google LLC ("Google") in the High Court of England and Wales, a decision by Michael Tappin KC towards the end of 2024 gave a salutary reminder regarding the scope of trade marks containing descriptive elements.