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Vaping dispute, in which Stobbs and Brandsmiths are the representatives, tested how the UK's Human Rights Act can apply to injunctions restraining unjustified threats
Publication of the UPC’s annual report and adoption of the procedural rules of the Patent Mediation and Arbitration Centre were also among major developments
The variety of winners demonstrates that the UPC is now a core benchmark rather than an experimental consideration, while junior lawyers are becoming more deeply involved in key work
Hefty legal teams assembled for a three-day hearing in what was the court’s first foray into SEPs since Unwired Planet v Huawei
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Sponsored by MaiwaldAnnelie Wünsche and Stefanie Parchmann of Maiwald discuss double patenting before the EPO -
Sponsored by Gorodissky & PartnersVladimir Biriulin of Gorodissky & Partners explains why the patent office and the chamber were not satisfied with an applicant’s attempts to trademark a blue bottle
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Sponsored by Bugnion SpAMarco Lissandrini of Bugnion likens the decision in G1/19 to a round of golf, explaining the three-step pattern of reasoning to assess inventiveness
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Sponsored by Gün + PartnersUğur Aktekin and Begüm Soydan of Gün and Partners explain why the Court of Cassation’s decision has evoked a mixed reaction from trademark filers
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Sponsored by Bird & BirdPeter Brownlow and Mark Hilton of Bird & Bird consider the impact of Brexit on international IP cases heard in England
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Sponsored by MaiwaldEva Ehlich, Angela Zumstein and James Neuhaus of Maiwald note their observations on oral proceedings before the Enlarged Board of Appeal
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