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Intellectual property

Whether it is having the freedoms or permissions to do what you want to do, protect what you have created or monetise the assets you own, intellectual property (IP), like brands, inventions, business secrets and other know-how, has never been more important.

Osborne Clarke's understanding of national and international IP landscapes, as well as the commercial backdrops, allows our clients to keep up with change.

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Competition, antitrust and trade

Spain draws €194m line in Apple-Amazon brand protection and competition restriction ruling

Contractual terms at issue for competition regulator include 'brand gating' and competitor product ad restrictions

28/07/2023

Competition, antitrust and trade

Spain draws €194m line in Apple-Amazon brand protection and competition restriction ruling

28/07/2023

Unified Patent Court

UPC's former London Central Division competences to be reallocated between Paris, Munich and Milan

The provisional Paris-Munich competence split will continue until the new agreement comes into force in June 2024

03/07/2023

Life Sciences and Healthcare

Use of trade mark for food supplements does not amount to genuine use for pharma products

Food supplements are not considered as a sub-set of pharmaceutical products in class 5 for proving genuine trade mark use

15/06/2023

Intellectual property

European Commission takes a step forward in the fight against online piracy of sports and other live events

Commission recommends a non-legislative initiative to combat online piracy

14/06/2023

Unified Patent Court

New judicial code of conduct addresses partiality concerns over UPC part-time technical judges

A new code supplements rules on judicial independence and impartiality in the Unified Patent Court Agreement and Statute

08/06/2023

Unified Patent Court

French, German and Italian UPC local divisions to now offer English as alternative language of proceedings

A late-stage U-turn may not provide claimants with as much control over language of proceedings as it initially appears

01/06/2023

Unified Patent Court

UPC publishes list of the acceptable languages before the local and regional divisions

The language of proceedings has caused controversy but the system adopted provides some flexibility for claimants

31/05/2023

Intellectual property

UPC: former London Central Division competences provisionally split between Paris and Munich

With the UK no longer participating, cases due to have been heard in London will be heard for now in...

23/05/2023

Intellectual property

Case management system problems for UPC underscore need to file opt-outs immediately

Application surge has highlighted that immediate action is required to avoid missing the 'sunrise' deadline

23/05/2023

Intellectual property

Unified Patent Court offers new opportunities for effective enforcement of European patents

The UPC becomes operational on 1 June and introduces major changes to patent litigation across Europe

04/05/2023

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

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

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

Smart cities pose 'fit for purpose' questions for data regulation

The EU and UK need to balance the protection of individual rights and allowing for innovation in data-intense environments

17/08/2022

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Competition, antitrust and trade

Spain draws €194m line in Apple-Amazon brand protection and competition restriction ruling

Contractual terms at issue for competition regulator include 'brand gating' and competitor product ad restrictions

28/07/2023

Competition, antitrust and trade

Spain draws €194m line in Apple-Amazon brand protection and competition restriction ruling

28/07/2023

Unified Patent Court

UPC's former London Central Division competences to be reallocated between Paris, Munich and Milan

The provisional Paris-Munich competence split will continue until the new agreement comes into force in June 2024

03/07/2023

Life Sciences and Healthcare

Use of trade mark for food supplements does not amount to genuine use for pharma products

Food supplements are not considered as a sub-set of pharmaceutical products in class 5 for proving genuine trade mark use

15/06/2023

Intellectual property

European Commission takes a step forward in the fight against online piracy of sports and other live events

Commission recommends a non-legislative initiative to combat online piracy

14/06/2023

Unified Patent Court

New judicial code of conduct addresses partiality concerns over UPC part-time technical judges

A new code supplements rules on judicial independence and impartiality in the Unified Patent Court Agreement and Statute

08/06/2023

Unified Patent Court

French, German and Italian UPC local divisions to now offer English as alternative language of proceedings

A late-stage U-turn may not provide claimants with as much control over language of proceedings as it initially appears

01/06/2023

Unified Patent Court

UPC publishes list of the acceptable languages before the local and regional divisions

The language of proceedings has caused controversy but the system adopted provides some flexibility for claimants

31/05/2023

Intellectual property

UPC: former London Central Division competences provisionally split between Paris and Munich

With the UK no longer participating, cases due to have been heard in London will be heard for now in...

23/05/2023

Intellectual property

Case management system problems for UPC underscore need to file opt-outs immediately

Application surge has highlighted that immediate action is required to avoid missing the 'sunrise' deadline

23/05/2023

Intellectual property

Unified Patent Court offers new opportunities for effective enforcement of European patents

The UPC becomes operational on 1 June and introduces major changes to patent litigation across Europe

04/05/2023

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

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

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

Smart cities pose 'fit for purpose' questions for data regulation

The EU and UK need to balance the protection of individual rights and allowing for innovation in data-intense environments

17/08/2022

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