If its recent patent rulings are any indication, the Supreme Court’s decision to grant Global-Tech’s petition for certiorari yesterday should have SEB’s lawyers on edge. The Court has agreed with the Federal Circuit’s reasoning in just one of the seven cases it has taken since 2006 – and even then, only loosely.
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Rebecca Newman at Addleshaw Goddard, who live-reported on the seminal dispute, unpicks the trials and tribulations of the case and considers its impact
IP leaders at Brandsmiths and Bird & Bird, who were on opposing sides at the UK Supreme Court in Iconix v Dream Pairs, unpick the landmark case and its ramifications