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Key provisions and IP considerations of the incoming EU CHIPS Act
13 February 2023
This article originally appeared in IAM. Draft regulation not explicit on IP policy but some early guidance is on offer Act offers extensive opportunities for investment and collaboration Risk that...
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Oxford University Innovation Limited v Oxford Nanoimaging Limited – a tale of pies and slices
03 February 2023
SummaryIn a very long and detailed judgment, Daniel Alexander KC, sitting as a High Court judge, examined a number of issues relating to successful inventions arising out of research work carried out...
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VLSI agrees to dismiss latest semiconductor patent complaint against Intel in Delaware
01 February 2023
EIP partner Andrew Thompson has recently written an article for The Patent Lawyer on the VLSI v Intel case regarding a semiconductor patent complaint. Read the full article here.
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Court of Appeal rules that there is no territorial restriction on damages for infringement of a UK patent
19 January 2023
Anan Kasei Co. Limited & Anor v Neo Chemicals & Oxides (Europe) Limited [2023] EWCA Civ 11The Court of Appeal has recently delivered judgment dismissing the Claimants' appeal in the long-running Anan...
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Stepping through Alice’s looking glass: Sir Anthony Mann considers the purpose of DNI actions and unlikely payments of renewal fees
17 January 2023
Lisa Dräxlmaier GmbH v BOS GmbH & Co KG [2022] EWHC 2823 (Pat)Background The claimant (Dräxlmaier) sought a declaration of non-infringement under s.71 of the Patents Act (s.
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The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) publishes its decision on Meta’s legal basis for its use of personalised adverts
16 January 2023
SummaryOn 12 January 2023, the EDPB published its decision (which was actually made on 5 December 2022) (the "Decision") on the dispute between the Irish Data Protection Commissioner (IDPC) and a...
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Court of Appeal refuses Arrow declaratory relief for Teva in a stand against forum shopping and jurisdictional overreach
12 January 2023
Teva v Novartis [2022] EWCA Civ 1617The fingolimod saga continues between Teva and Novartis. In a hearing dated 28 November 2022 before Arnold, Nugee, and Floyd LLJ, Teva appealed the decision of...
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Vernacare Limited v Moulded Fibre Products Limited [2022] EWHC 2197 (IPEC)
30 December 2022
BackgroundThe Claimant, Vernacare Limited ("Vernacare"), and the Defendant, Moulded Fibre Products Limited ("MFP"), both manufacture and sell washbowls, which are made from moulded paper pulp as used...
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Novartis overloaded with reasons its iron overload treatment Exjade is obvious and not infringed by Teva
19 December 2022
Teva v Novartis [2022] EWHC 2847 (Pat)In another patent revocation and infringement counterclaim action between Teva and Novartis, in this instance involving a swallowable tablet version of...
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Banksy isn’t monkeying around when it comes to EU trade marks
14 December 2022
BackgroundPest Control Office Limited (the "EUTM proprietor"), on behalf of Banksy, sought to register the figurative mark of a monkey wearing a sign (figure 1) in a number of categories, including...
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Kigen v Thales: Can an implementer bring a stand-alone claim for FRAND determination?
12 December 2022
BackgroundKigen (UK) Limited is a company which produces software relating to eSIM and iSIMs technology. Thales Dis France SA (also known as Gemalto SA) is a manufacturer of electronic systems and...
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Intellectual property key UK strength in global semiconductor supply chain – Select Committee Report
05 December 2022
A group of influential MPs from the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS)Select Committee has released its Report on the semiconductor industry in the UK.
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AU VODKA LIMITED v NE10 VODKA LIMITED & LEON HOGAN
24 November 2022
Heard by Mr Justice Mellor on 16 September 2022 AU Vodka Ltd v NE10 Vodka Ltd & Anor [2022] EWHC 2371 (Ch) (21 September 2022) (bailii.org) Article written by Alona Andrieieva, qualified Ukrainian...
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Alleged copyright infringement in the famous love story that inspired Doctor Zhivago
17 November 2022
BackgroundAnna Pasternak ("Pasternak") is the Claimant and author of Lara: The Untold Love Story That Inspired Doctor Zhivago ("Lara"). Lara is a non-fiction, historical book that was published in...
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Two giants in the energy drinks game go head-to-head in trademark dispute
12 October 2022
Monster Energy appealed a decision refusing Monster's application to register the mark ‘Red Dawg' .At the original hearing Red Bull had opposed registration of the mark and had made out a successful...
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