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The European Patent Office's Enlarged Board of Appeal faces a new referral, G1/26, questioning how patent claim descriptions should be interpreted when assessing added matter requirements. This follows closely on the heels of G1/24, which addressed claim interpretation for patentability issues, and could fundamentally reshape the EPO's approach to determining whether amendments to patents have proper basis in original applications.

On the 27th February 2024, the English Court of Appeal rejected an appeal by Aldi Stores Limited (‘Aldi') against an earlier decision of the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court (‘IPEC')...

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has issued a decision which has been welcomed by producers of luxury goods, as it allows luxury brands to control the distribution...

A recent High Court ruling serves as a stark reminder of the importance of respecting confidential business information. Hambro Perks, was found guilty of breaching confidentiality and ordered to pay over £2 million...

While the theory around artificial intelligence generates a lot of interest, particularly for trademark specialists

Omega is certainly one of the luxury brands that can be categorised in this way. But for many, the luxury watch market is not a realistic space and the price tag for many of these watches...

The UK is due to leave the EU trade mark and design system (EU IPO) at 11pm on 31st December 2020.

In recent years, there has been significant progress in understanding the importance of Intellectual Property (IP) to the value of companies. This has included an increase in awareness of the potential risks...

What types of industries come to mind when you think of those that are most polluting?

The Court of Appeal has in the case of Icescape Ltd v Ice-world International EWCA Civ 2218 [2018] applied the Supreme Court's Actavis decision on infringement.

The European Patent Office (EPO) has announced that revised Official Fees will apply to payments made on or after Monday 1st April 2023.

The controversial Copyright Directive, which aims to modernise EU copyright rules ensuring development of a "robust and well-functioning digital single market" has been approved, backed by 19 countries...

We are delighted to launch our new Fashionably IP Podcast were we will be looking at important hot topics in the world of fashion and intellectual property.

The ongoing Paris Olympics offer prime marketing opportunities for food and drink brands, but navigating strict trademark regulations and avoiding ambush marketing is crucial. Official sponsorships provide legal brand association, while non-sponsors must ensure creative, compliant campaigns.

Recently, we've seen a wave of brands refreshing and revising their branding, including a recent move by Coca-Cola to rebrand their LILT product to FANTA ‘pineapple & grapefruit'.

We would like to announce we have been ranked Tier 1 and highly recommended in the latest Managing Intellectual Property firm rankings for Trade Marks. Managing Intellectual Property has published the Trade Mark...

On 10 November 2020 the EPO announced further measures in relation to the Pilot Project to allow opposition hearings to be held by videoconference (VC).

In SodaStream v Aarke, the UPC's Düsseldorf division emphasized the influence of patent descriptions and prior art on claim interpretation, ruling that claims must reflect distinctions from prior art, avoiding overly broad interpretations.