In this article Monika Colak and Philippe Benjamin Skow tell about how Oatly lost a case against PureOaty.

A lot of people have commented on the recently issued decision in consolidated cases G 1/22 and G 2/22 from the Enlarged Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office (EBA).

Christian Louboutin submitted that Amazon was liable for the infringing activities by playing an active role in the use of the trademark ...

The European Patent Office's Enlarged Board has fundamentally altered the landscape of prior art assessment, establishing that products made publicly available before a patent filing date constitute prior art regardless of whether they can be analyzed or reproduced. This landmark decision removes the long-standing reproducibility requirement, making market availability alone sufficient to destroy novelty and significantly raising the stakes for timely patent filings.

The identification of new chemical or medical compounds, and the development of complex clinical schemes for treatment requires heavy investments and is very time-consuming.

Initially, it seemed that this was possible, as the (in)famous and anonymous street artist Banksy successfully filed and registered several trademarks depicting some of Banksy's...

From 1 January 2021, any UK registrant who cannot meet the eligibility criteria set out by the EU will have his .eu domain names suspended.

Freedom-to-operate (FTO) used to be the analysis a life-science company commissioned before a product launch or a sale. Public funders have moved it to the top of the list — and where they have led, private capital is following.

According to Article 3(3)(c) EUTMIR, a 3D trademark is a mark consisting of a three-dimensional shape, including containers, packaging, the product itself or its appearance.

Recent U.S. case law is reshaping the risks around skinny labelling strategies for generics. What was once seen as a safe regulatory pathway now raises new concerns about infringement

In November 2023, the Board of Appeal of Patents and Trademarks (Ankenævnet for Patenter og Varemærker) affirmed the decision of the Danish Patent and Trademark Office, validating the assertion that the READERS.

The Grand Board of Appeal has now confirmed the position advocated by several IP associations: An EU trademark can be withdrawn and converted after an application has been refused, provided this is done within the appeal period before the refusal takes effect.

We are very pleased to learn that our Finnish start-up client Askel Healthcare Ltd was granted Breakthrough Device Designation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for their COPLA® cartilage repair device.

In the recent EU case C-783/19, a Spanish tapas bar chain had used CHAMPANILLO in its name, why Champagne producers had brought action.

In the past weeks, you may have come across news stories highlighting the expiration of copyright protection for the original version of Mickey Mouse.

First up in the series of intellectual property (IP) issues impacted by and evolving with generative AI (deep learning), is that of copyright.

Generative AI is transforming antibody patent prosecution at the European Patent Office, where a single word—'routine'—now determines both enablement and obviousness.