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Intellectual Property Law360 UK provides breaking news and analysis on IP law. Coverage includes high-stakes cases involving patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets and other forms of IP, as well as policy developments and licensing deals.
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Latest News in Intellectual Property UK
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
Areas of Coverage
- Infringement suits over patents, copyrights and trademarks
- U.K. Intellectual Property Office Board of Appeal disputes
- EU Intellectual Property Office Board of Appeal Disputes
- Trade secrets disputes
- Licencing and royalty rates
- Right-of-publicity suits
- Antitrust disputes involving IP issues
- Industrial designs
- Piracy
- AI issues in IP
- Unified Patent Court disputes
Agencies
- Agency actions and rulings
- U.K. Intellectual Property Office
- EU Intellectual Property Office
Policy & Regulation
- U.K. and European Union regulation and legislation
- World Intellectual Property Organization
Enforcement
- Piracy and counterfeiting actions
- International trade disputes involving IP issues
Profiles
- Personnel moves
- Profiles of IP practices
Readership
- Intellectual property solicitors and barristers
- Corporate counsel and compliance officers at Fortune 1000 companies/FTSE 100 companies
- Executives and lawyers in the life sciences, technology and other IP-focused industries
- Judges and court staff across the UK
- Information experts at law firms, agencies and companies
- Attorney and law firm marketing professionals
- Policymakers at UK and European Union agencies
- Legal Tech lawyers, solicitors and barristers
- Technology lawyers, solicitors and barristers
- Chief Technology officers
- Patent Agents
- Patent, Copyright and Trademark lawyers
- Partner IP, Information Technology, Patent, Trademark, Copyright and Trade Secrets Law
- Cybersecurity & Privacy experts at law firms, agencies and companies