Intellectual Property UK

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Latest News in Intellectual Property UK

  • June 16, 2026

    Guitar Shape Controversy Highlights Nuances Of IP Protection

    A recent German case related to Fender's efforts to secure intellectual property protection for its Stratocaster guitar design highlights a structural tension inherent in IP law — the designs that most successfully become embedded in the cultural landscape are the hardest to justify exclusive ownership of, say attorneys at Spencer West.

  • June 16, 2026

    Accord Sues Takeda Unit To Upend Crohn's Treatment Patents

    Accord has sued a unit of pharma giant Takeda to revoke two of its patents covering treatment regimens for Crohn's disease, arguing that similar methods were explored in research elsewhere before the unit sought patent protection.

  • June 16, 2026

    Penguin Blocks Football Club's Look-Alike Logo For Books

    Penguin Books partially persuaded European officials Monday to block a French football club from registering a logo using a black-and-white penguin for books and other publishing materials, amid concerns that the mark might free ride on its brand.

  • June 16, 2026

    FIFA Won't Pass On IP Defense At The World Cup

    Harry Kane and Jude Bellingham won't be the only ones who need to be on form at the World Cup as England kicks off its World Cup campaign on Wednesday — lawyers say that FIFA's IP enforcement squad will be scouting for illegal broadcasts and ambush marketing to ensure its rights are protected.

  • June 16, 2026

    German Uni Can't Claim Key Protein Sequencing Patent

    A German university has lost its fight for co-ownership of a patent covering crucial protein sequencing technology used for diagnostics and drugmaking, failing to convince a Munich court that the French owners of the patent pinched the invention.

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