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Coty and Swarovski have entered a long-term agreement to release fragrances and beauty products. This partnership leverages Swarovski's brand recognition, with trademarks updated since 2019, signaling careful planning ahead of their 2026 fragrance launch.

Registered design protection is considered by some to be the junior to patents and trademarks and can be overlooked when developing strategies to protect intellectual property.

That AI is the future is not in doubt. But as machine learning plays an increasingly important role in a diverse range of businesses from manufacturing to automotive, healthcare...

The European Patent Office's Tech Day 2022 was held online yesterday and covered various topics, such as green technologies, plant-based meat and new-generation vaccines.

I really enjoyed hearing some great insights from a recent webinar organised by The Business of Fashion on "The Influencer Economy", which explored the role of the "influencer" as social media evolves.

Recently there has been quite a bit of interest in whether an artificial intelligence (AI) machine can be an inventor and/or can apply for a patent (see Thaler).

The German adhesives manufacturer, DELO Industrial Adhesives, has announced plans to expand into the MedTech field.

The Spirits Business has recently published an article highlighting the importance of branded merchandise in the drinks industry. Branded merchandise enables drinks companies...

Recently the US based National Music Publishers Association (NMPA), a body representing thousands of music publishers and songwriters, threatened to sue social networking platform TikTok for copyright infringement.

Toblerone have to change their branding to make it non-Swiss as they move production out of Switzerland. This is a reminder that brands may be forced to change iconic parts of their branding...

While Coca-Cola has not officially confirmed any changes to its U.S. recipe, there are indications that a shift from the use of corn syrup to cane sugar may be on the horizon.

In the summer, Toyota caught a lot of headlines with their announcement of a major breakthrough in solid state batteries.

I'll admit it: I am a bit of a hoarder. When searching through my wardrobe earlier in the week for an outfit to wear, I came across a skirt I bought over 20 years ago! I suppose fashion trends...

We write following the result of yesterday's referendum on the UK's membership of the EU, in which UK voters chose to leave the EU.

The Unified Patent Court (UPC) recently revoked Amgen's patent EP3666797, citing a lack of inventive step in a revocation action brought by Sanofi and Regeneron. The decision emphasized that any prior art offering a "realistic starting point" suffices for assessment, aligning UPC's approach with the EPO and national courts.

In 2023, the EPO's Enlarged Board of Appeal issued decisions G1/22 and G2/22, establishing a "rebuttable presumption" that an applicant holds the right to claim priority. This ruling shifts the burden of proof to opponents, requiring them to provide specific evidence against the applicant's priority claim. The UPC's recent decision in Meril v Edwards Lifesciences applied this standard but invalidated the priority claim on substantive grounds, reflecting the influence of EPO case law.

In an Order dated 16 January 2024, the President of the Court of First Instance in the proceedings before the Local Division Dusseldorf addressed an application...

The Rules of Procedure of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) set out a challenging timetable that all parties must adhere to during various stages of an action.