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The latest updates and breaking news on Intellectual Property from around the world
Lid Firmly Closed in Trunki Suitcase Design Case

Lid Firmly Closed in Trunki Suitcase Design Case

Mar 10, 2016
We reported on this case in November 2015 (see "When is a Trunki not a Trunki? When it's a Kidee case of course") after the Court of Appeal disagreed with the High Court and ruled ...
Counting the Cost of Counterfeiting in Cheetham Hill, Manchester

Counting the Cost of Counterfeiting in Cheetham Hill, Manchester

Jan 19, 2016
In a report published today the impact of counterfeiting and the sale of black market goods in Manchester is laid bare. In a statement by the Minister for Intellectual Property, B...
Government Consults on a Reduction to Registered Design Fees

Government Consults on a Reduction to Registered Design Fees

Jan 11, 2016
A Government consultation launched on 7 January focuses on proposed reductions to UK Registered Design fees and is a way of addressing the tendency of designers to simply file Comm...
US Construction Machinery Manufacturer Caterpillar Bulldozed in Legal Battle

US Construction Machinery Manufacturer Caterpillar Bulldozed in Legal Battle

Dec 23, 2015
In a recent US (Illinois, Northern District) case Caterpillar Inc. was ordered by a jury to pay $74.6million (approximately £50million) in exemplary damages in a fierce lawsuit by ...
Tasty Mock Trial Event Finds that Risotto can be Protected by Intellectual Property Rights

Tasty Mock Trial Event Finds that Risotto can be Protected by Intellectual Property Rights

Nov 23, 2015
In a recent mock trial event hosted in a museum in Milan, Judges held that a superstar chef's "Riso, oro e Zafferano" (rice, gold and saffron) was protected by various forms of int...
Design of Honeycomb structure lacks Individual Character

Design of Honeycomb structure lacks Individual Character

Nov 19, 2015
Promarc Technics S.C. applied for a Registered Community Design ("RCD") for a honeycomb structure in connection with doors (or a part thereof) as shown below. The application was f...
GoPro Faces Legal Action Over Latest Action Camera

GoPro Faces Legal Action Over Latest Action Camera

Nov 13, 2015
GoPro, leader and innovator in the wearable action camera market, is facing allegations of US Design Patent infringement in relation to its new cube shaped Hero4 Session camera. Th...
Trunki v Kiddee Case – Consideration of the Issues for Registered Designs

Trunki v Kiddee Case – Consideration of the Issues for Registered Designs

Nov 10, 2015
As we await a ruling from the Supreme Court (the highest court in England and Wales) in the Magmatic (the maker of 'Trunki' suitcases) v Kiddee Case, a case on which we have previo...
Trunki v Kiddee Case – A 'case' for an appeal made to the Supreme Court

Trunki v Kiddee Case – A 'case' for an appeal made to the Supreme Court

Nov 5, 2015
The design dispute between Magmatic Limited ("Magmatic"), the maker of children's Trunki suitcases and PMS International Group Plc ("PMS"), the maker of the Kiddee Case, has now re...
Amendment to Groundless Threats Provisions

Amendment to Groundless Threats Provisions

Oct 22, 2015
The law relating to groundless threats of Intellectual Property ("IP") infringement may be about to change. According to the current law on groundless threats, if you make allegat...
Online System of Design Registration Introduced in the UK

Online System of Design Registration Introduced in the UK

Oct 20, 2015
Designers are now able to apply to register a single design at the Intellectual Property Office ("IPO") using an online service. The move comes after feedback was received from de...
Government Threatens to Crack Down on Groundless Threats

Government Threatens to Crack Down on Groundless Threats

Oct 19, 2015
On 13 October 2015 the Law Commission for England and Wales published the final report on the project to reform the law of unjustified threats in relation to legal proceedings for ...
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