Sustainable brands, eco-labels and the new EU certification mark Consumers are turning green. Gabriele Engels and Ulrike Grübler discuss what this means for the legal protection of brands, from eco-labelling to the new EU certification mark By Managing IP Correspondent January 27 2017
Demand grows for EUTMs and RCDs in 2016 There were more than 135,000 EU trade mark applications and nearly 25,000 registered Community design applications filed last year, according to statistics published by the EUIPO By James Nurton January 24 2017
Can the UPC really be ready to launch in December? The UPC Preparatory Committee believes that Europe's new patent court can become operational this year, despite the challenges of recruiting judges, securing the remaining ratifications and Brexit By Managing IP Correspondent January 20 2017
Court clarifies scope of Arrow declarations in UK patent cases Generic companies can seek court declarations that their own products are old or obvious in patent law terms under certain circumstances, the England & Wales Court of Appeal has ruled By James Nurton January 13 2017
Cases to look out for in 2017 - the UK In the first of a series of articles looking at trials and judgments scheduled for this year, we profile the Brexit, Eli Lilly v Actavis and Glee cases among others By James Nurton January 10 2017
Revised guidelines for EUTM and RCD examination New EUIPO guidelines will enter into force on February 1, after they were approved by the Office's Management Board in November last year By James Nurton January 03 2017
