Intellectual Property UK

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Latest News in Intellectual Property UK

  • October 30, 2025

    Lottoland Appeal Thrown Out For Bad Faith 'Powerball' TM

    The European Union's General Court has thrown out an appeal by a subsidiary of online platform Lottoland over its "Powerball" trademark, ruling that the company registered the mark to prevent competitors from using the name of the multi-million dollar American lottery in the EU.

  • October 30, 2025

    Vivo Mobile Can't Revive Patent Challenged By Nokia

    A European appeals panel has rejected Vivo's attempt to revive its mobile communications patent following a previous challenge from Nokia, ruling in a decision released Thursday that the tech isn't sufficiently new.

  • October 30, 2025

    LG Loses Appeal For Phone With Improved Fingerprint Sensor

    LG has lost its bid to patent a display device that better recognizes a user's fingerprints, as European appellate officials held that others would have found it obvious to place the sensor at an oblique angle to reduce a type of image interference.

  • October 30, 2025

    Amazon Ruling Could Spark Premature Global Patent Claims

    The success of Amazon's bid to stop InterDigital preventing the High Court from determining final licensing terms for InterDigital's patents could encourage companies to bring litigation earlier to gain leverage in licensing spats, lawyers say.

  • October 30, 2025

    Nintendo Defends Mario TM Against German Steakhouse Biz

    Nintendo has defended its trademark for a red "M" logo representing the famous Mario video game character, proving that there is no risk of confusion in the European Union with a German steakhouse chain's own "M" logo.

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