Intellectual Property UK

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Latest News in Intellectual Property UK

  • December 02, 2024

    Microsoft's Virtual Reality Hardware Patent Is Tossed At EPO

    Microsoft cannot get a patent over its way of running virtual machines because it is not an inventive step forward from one of its own earlier applications, a European appeals board said in a decision released Monday.

  • December 02, 2024

    UK Dairy Body Prevents Oatly From Using 'Milk' In TM

    Oat-drink maker Oatly AB has lost its latest fight with the British dairy industry association to register a "Post Milk Generation" trademark, as a London appeals court ruled that the Swedish company cannot use the protected term "milk" in its branding.

  • November 29, 2024

    Microsoft Beats Bid To Ax Defense To £270M Antitrust Claim

    Microsoft defeated a bid by a software reseller to strike out some of the defenses of the technology giant to a £270 million ($343 million) antitrust claim, after a U.K. tribunal ruled that the arguments should be heard at trial.

  • November 29, 2024

    Fabric Maker Wins Back EU Patent For Microphone Filter

    An Italian fabric manufacturer has convinced the appellate board of the European patent authority that its patent for a type of filter used on audio equipment is innovative, defeating a rival's claim that an industry expert could work out the same technique.

  • November 29, 2024

    UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London

    This past week in London has seen the National Crime Agency file a civil recovery order against a Chinese couple suspected of £29 billion ($37 billion) banking fraud, Norwich City FC of the second tier of English football hit two drinks companies with IP claims, and Owen Jones of the Guardian newspaper sue Telegraph columnist Allison Pearson for libel.

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