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Following the first call for large-scale projects, defined as projects with a capital expenditure of €7.5 million and above, the European Commission has announced the first seven projects which have been pre-selected for a grant.

A great selling point of the EU trade mark system is that it offers a unitary registration across all EU member states. This also creates one of its trickiest pitfalls: what to do if your mark...

In particular if designs are first showcased in a virtual online environment it is unclear whether this constitutes "first" publication in the UK or EU.

Following the adoption of the EU trade mark reform package by European Parliament on 15 December 2015, the final text of the draft legislation has now been published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Germany has finally ratified the Unified Patent Court Agreement, its Constitutional Court having rejected two applications for a preliminary injunction to prevent ratification.

Eagerly anticipated - and much appreciated - updates to the EUIPO Trade Mark and Design guidelines have just been published today!

The aim of SPCs is therefore to compensate drug companies for this loss of effective patent protection.

On October 1st new amendments to the EU Trade Mark Regulation (EUTM Regulation), Implementing Regulation (EUTMIR) and Delegated Regulation (EUTMDR) come into effect across all member states.

The German Constitutional Court issued its long-awaiting decision regarding the compatibility of the German law passed to allow Germany to participate in the Unified Patent Court (UPC) and the associated unitary patent, holding that the German law had not been passed with the necessary majority and was therefore void.

The Düsseldorf local division of the Unified Patent Court has ruled on a defendant's request for a supplementary expert opinion following an ex-parte inspection order.

I'm sure we have all come across impersonation scams, from text messages to phone calls purporting to be legitimate and well-known brands, usually offering a great dea...

The International Energy Agency (IEA) released its World Energy Outlook 2021 (WEO-2021) on 13 October 2021. As widely predicted, 2021 saw a large rebound in coil and ...

Reuters just released their top 100 innovators in the global energy transition. The report is a reflection of the technological innovation required to transition the energy supply mix...

Adidas is the owner of trade mark rights worldwide for the well known three stripes logo. It is also known to be strong at enforcing its rights.

Jamaica, Chile and Cape Verde and have all recently acceded to the Madrid Protocol international trade mark system, becoming the 110th, 111th and 112th members of the system.

Where priority is claimed from an earlier application, the EPO requires a certified copy of the earlier application (priority document).

The Madrid Protocol system for securing international registration of a trade mark is to be extended to cover Qatar from 3 August 2024. This will bring the total number of countries...