Intellectual Property UK

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Latest News in Intellectual Property UK

  • May 26, 2026

    Japanese Chemical Biz Beats Challenge To EU Resin Patent

    Japanese chemical giant Eneos has persuaded European officials to block Dow Chemical Co.'s challenge to its patent for a wired resin composition, with an appellate board finding that a skilled manufacturer would easily understand how to reproduce it.

  • May 26, 2026

    Google Defeats Film Distributor's 'Shorts' TM On Appeal

    A distributor of short films lost its appeal Tuesday seeking to force Google to drop its YouTube "Shorts" brand, as a London appeals court upheld a ruling that "shorts" had a broad and descriptive meaning that undermined the distinctiveness of the distributor's trademark.

  • May 26, 2026

    AstraZeneca Unit Keeps Cancer Therapy IP Despite Stada Jab

    An AstraZeneca unit can keep exclusively selling a cancer treatment combining two enzyme blockers, after an appellate board rejected a rival's claims that its ability to reduce common side effects in patients wasn't enough to merit patent protection.

  • May 26, 2026

    Adidas Stops French Biz From Getting 'Les Gazelles' Shoe TM

    Adidas has ended a French company's pursuit of a "Les Gazelles" footwear trademark in the European Union as it demonstrated that the sign could cause confusion with the branding of Adidas' popular "Gazelle" trainers.

  • May 26, 2026

    Linklaters Helps On Jardine Matheson's $2.4B Med Tech Buy

    Jardine Matheson of Hong Kong has said it will buy I-MED Radiology Network for $2.4 billion, adding the Australian diagnostic imaging company to its portfolio as it seeks to invest in healthcare diagnostics.

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