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March 29, 2012
Last week saw a hearing at the Court of Justice of the EU over two questions concerning the domain .eu. The case could affect the rights of trade mark attorneys across Europe
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March 16, 2012
Test your knowledge of IP news with our five quick questions on the past week’s developments
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March 15, 2012
The combination of an abbreviation and the descriptive words it abbreviates cannot be registered as a trade mark in the EU
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March 13, 2012
IP owners whose trade marks include abbreviations will be advised whether they can be registered in Europe this week
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March 02, 2012
As the European Parliament hosted a workshop on ACTA yesterday, activists on both sides of the debate took to social media site Twitter to present their case
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March 02, 2012
Managing IP’s ranking of trade mark firms in Europe sees several firms change places in the Netherlands as key lawyers move
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February 21, 2012
More cases than ever were brought before Europe’s Court of Justice last year. Does that signal confidence of users or the over-complication of European law? Managing IP reports
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February 16, 2012
An electric car, lunch at the Inn and excitement at the Applications Court - a day in the life of England & Wales High Court judge Mr Justice Arnold
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February 10, 2012
The European Commission has outlined how it might reform its enforcement directive to make it easier for IP owners to take action against infringers
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February 06, 2012
Sue Harding is the senior clerk at Hogarth Chambers, a set of barristers in London that specialises in IP and chancery work. She tells Emma Barraclough what it’s like to help a group of self-employed advocates manage their business
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January 31, 2012
The Court of Appeal in London has referred five questions to the Court of Justice over the role of colour in a trade mark infringement case and non-use of a mark
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December 15, 2011
Companies that fill packaging on behalf of others cannot infringe a third party’s trade mark, according to the Court of Justice of the EU
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December 01, 2011
As discussions over patent and trade reforms in Europe reach a critical stage, the departure of key staff could cause more delays
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November 01, 2011
One of the advocate generals at the Court of Justice of the EU has explained why the Court will not allocate IP cases to a specialist tribunal or to judges trained in IP law
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October 31, 2011
In an exclusive interview with Emma Barraclough, Eleanor Sharpston explains the role of advocates general at the EU’s Court of Justice, the barriers to creating an IP tribunal and why she admires the ingenuity of parallel traders
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October 21, 2011
Are design rights finally being taken seriously as part of the IP arsenal? Managing IP analyzes recent developments
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October 18, 2011
IP owners with trade marks in Europe should review their portfolios before the IP Translator decision to avoid losing the scope of their rights
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October 11, 2011
Officials from OHIM and national IP offices are heading to Luxembourg to urge 13 judges from Europe’s highest court to rule in their favour in a case relating to class headings. Managing IP explains the dispute
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September 12, 2011
The EU General Court has dismissed an appeal to register the trade mark Omnicare Clinical Research – even though the opposing mark was originally misspelt
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September 07, 2011
The EU General Court has dismissed an appeal to register the Community trade mark Better Homes and Gardens in one class, but left it registered in two others