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Commercial
Audit rights: an 'after Paddington' drafting checklist for keeping clauses clear
Tips on what drafting issues should be considered by the party that is more likely to be audited
14/03/2023
Intellectual property
Standing out from the crowd: EUIPO rules that the shape of Dior's Saddle bag lacks distinctiveness
EUIPO Board of Appeal decision has underscored the difficulties with registering 3D marks consisting of the appearance of a luxury
13/03/2023
Intellectual property
Unified Patent Court: the basics
The UPC will soon be operational and getting to grips with the basics of how it operates is essential
15/02/2023
Intellectual property
Long-arm jurisdiction: how remedies can extend to non-UPC states
UPC jurisdiction may be broader than it first appeared but questions remain about its reach over third-state defendants
07/02/2023
Public Law
NRRP: an investment in the future
The European Union has responded to the pandemic crisis with the Next Generation EU (NGEU), a programme of unprecedented scope
07/02/2023
Intellectual property
UPC action points: opting out of the EU's Unified Patent Court
Attitudes towards UPC opt-outs will depend on the proprietor and their patents but options should be weighed up now
03/02/2023
Intellectual property
UK's biggest offshore wind farm is not in jurisdiction of English patent law
The Patents Court has found that an offshore wind farm is not within the territorial ambit of the Patents Act
03/02/2023
Intellectual property
Hosting third-party products could make online marketplaces liable for trade mark infringement
CJEU opens way for national courts to find website operators liable for trade mark infringement by third-party products
02/02/2023
Intellectual property
No contributory patent infringement by offering mere wear parts, says German Federal Court
The last decision of the German Federal Court of Justice (Bundesgerichtshof, BGH) on the delimitation of a permissible “intended use”
27/01/2023
Intellectual property
Unified Patent Court: an introduction to the UPC's general jurisdiction
Knowing the UPC's competence and international jurisdiction rules is vital to understand what it can hear and reach
26/01/2023
Urban Dynamics
The future of food – the challenges of putting alternative protein sources on the UK market
As consumer demand for alternative proteins grows, companies launching new foods need to be aware of the developing regulatory position
18/01/2023
Life Sciences and Healthcare
Pharma industry watches as UK Court of Appeal considers issue of plausibility
Decisions to invalidate blood clot drug patents are appealed
13/01/2023
