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Intellectual Property Law360 UK provides breaking news and analysis on IP law. Coverage includes high-stakes cases involving patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets and other forms of IP, as well as policy developments and licensing deals.
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Latest News in Intellectual Property UK
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May 10, 2024
UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
The past week in London has seen Playtech file an intellectual property claim against online casino company OnAir Entertainment amid allegations of corporate spying, a broadcast equipment company sue its former owner amid allegations he conspired to inflate a customer’s finances, and aerospace company Vertical Aerospace hit a manufacturer with a claim following a test flight crash. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.
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May 10, 2024
Kao Beats P&G's Objections To Hair Conditioning Patent
Procter & Gamble failed to foil a Japanese cosmetics brand's bid to patent a hair conditioning treatment, after European officials ruled that amendments made to the invention did not try to sneak in new material.
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May 10, 2024
Ford Gets Shanghai Co.'s 'Mustang' TM Scrapped
Ford Motor Co. has persuaded an appellate board at Europe's intellectual property office to toss a Chinese company's "Mustang" trademark for technology for charging electric vehicles, after the board found that there was significant overlap in the two companies' target consumers.
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May 10, 2024
Monster Energy Beats K-Pop Girl Band's European TM Bid
Monster Energy has partially defeated a Korean entertainment company's bid to register a European trademark for "Babymonsters," after an intellectual property appellate panel ruled that the public might assume its products were connected to the energy drink.
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May 10, 2024
Ireland UPC Delay Risks Undermining Its Influence At Court
Ireland's decision to delay a constitutional referendum to officially join Europe's unitary patent system amid concerns about lack of public engagement could leave Dublin without a hand in shaping the burgeoning court if it doesn't reschedule the vote soon, patent lawyers warn.
Areas of Coverage
- Infringement suits over patents, copyrights and trademarks
- U.K. Intellectual Property Office Board of Appeal disputes
- EU Intellectual Property Office Board of Appeal Disputes
- Trade secrets disputes
- Licencing and royalty rates
- Right-of-publicity suits
- Antitrust disputes involving IP issues
- Industrial designs
- Piracy
- AI issues in IP
- Unified Patent Court disputes
Agencies
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- World Intellectual Property Organization
Enforcement
- Piracy and counterfeiting actions
- International trade disputes involving IP issues
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- Personnel moves
- Profiles of IP practices
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- Attorney and law firm marketing professionals
- Policymakers at UK and European Union agencies
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