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The latest updates and breaking news on Intellectual Property from around the world
Dutch Court Colour Blind toward Registered Design Right Infringement

Dutch Court Colour Blind toward Registered Design Right Infringement

Sep 22, 2015
Wibit-Sports GmbH, a company that makes inflatable toys and structures for use in water parks is and the registered proprietor of a variety of such designs, brought proceedings aga...
End of an ERRA: Government Revokes Repeal of 25 year Limit of Copyright Protection

End of an ERRA: Government Revokes Repeal of 25 year Limit of Copyright Protection

Jul 28, 2015
On 20 July 2015, Baronness Neville-Rolfe, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills signed off on Statutory Instrument 2015 No. 1558: "The Secreta...
Are Registered Community Design Rights Slipping Down the Drain?

Are Registered Community Design Rights Slipping Down the Drain?

Jul 9, 2015
The law relating to Community design rights is set out in COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 6/2002 otherwise known as the Community Designs Regulation ("CDR"). A recent case T-15/13 - Gr...
SME's Struggling to Protect their Intellectual Property

SME's Struggling to Protect their Intellectual Property

Jun 5, 2015
Recent research suggests that Small and Medium Enterprise's ("SME's") are struggling to protect their ideas and intellectual property ("IP"). The research undertaken by the Federa...
Cut up - Yoshida's Trade Mark Appeal Dismissed

Cut up - Yoshida's Trade Mark Appeal Dismissed

May 28, 2015
The Court of Justice of the European Union ("CJEU") remitted to the General Court a joined case concerning the invalidity of Community Trade Mark ("CTM") registration in the name o...
Handbags at Dawn - Gucci Owner Sues Alibaba

Handbags at Dawn - Gucci Owner Sues Alibaba

May 20, 2015
The leading online marketplace Alibaba is being sued by the owner of Gucci, Yves Saint Laurent, Puma and various other leading fashion brands, Kering following a failed attempt to ...
Berries and Blossom: Overlap between copyright and design right

Berries and Blossom: Overlap between copyright and design right

May 18, 2015
Intellectual property law has long since recognised the overlap between copyright and design right. The Registered Designs Act 1949 was intended to create a separate system for pr...
OHIM to Improve Online Filing Process for Designs and Trademarks

OHIM to Improve Online Filing Process for Designs and Trademarks

May 1, 2015
The Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (OHIM) plan on rolling out some changes to the online filing process of Community Designs and Community Trade Marks through the ...
IP Ownership - Student Works and University Policies - Fair for All?

IP Ownership - Student Works and University Policies - Fair for All?

Apr 28, 2015
Barring the most astute and commercially aware, many students, when signing up to a university or college course would not have given much thought as to the ownership of their inte...
3D Printing and IP Rights

3D Printing and IP Rights

Apr 22, 2015
Use of 3D printing technology is not yet commonplace.  However, we are starting to reach a point where private individuals and businesses are seriously thinking about what 3D print...
Design Opinion Service to be Introduced

Design Opinion Service to be Introduced

Mar 26, 2015
A new design opinion service is set to be introduced by the UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO). The purpose of the service is to provide advice on potential design disputes. ...
Japan and USA to join Hague agreement

Japan and USA to join Hague agreement

Feb 27, 2015
The World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) have announced that Japan and the United States of America will join forces with the other signatories to the Hague Agreement in...
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