Nov 28, 2023 Will English become the language of the UPC? By Alexandra Morgan Dr. Christopher Stothers Dr. Stephan Dorn Two recent UPC orders have changed the existing languages of proceedings from Dutch and German respectively to English. Is this the start...
Aug 30, 2023 Combatting greenwashing – existing toolkit, EU developments and the role of trade marks By Nicola Fish Lutz Riede Alexandra Morgan “Greenwashing” is a clear buzzword in the UK and EU. Greenwashing is the use of false, misleading, or unsubstantiated claims about the...
Jun 21, 2023 UPC week 3 – what we are seeing (and not seeing) By Dr. Christopher Stothers Alexandra Morgan Dr. Stephan Dorn The Unified Patent Court (UPC) is in its third week of operations and from what is visible so far we’re seeing the life sciences sector...
Jun 09, 2023 The UPC case finder: Beware of the Leopard By Alexandra Morgan Dr. Christopher Stothers Dr. Stephan Dorn The Unified Patent Court (UPC) case finder search facility enables the public to search for cases filed in the UPC. It’s pleasing that...
Jan 12, 2023 Taxation of German-registered IP restricted following enactment of the German Annual Tax Act 2022 By Martin Rehberg Dr. Norbert Schneider Christian Sistermann Philipp Redeker Franziska Leich +2 more... Show less On 20 December 2022, the German Annual Tax Act 2022 entered into force. An essential component of this new legislation is the partial...
Aug 11, 2022 A gamechanger for antitrust compliance in China – SAMR’s draft implementing rules for anti-competitive agreements, abusive conduct and IP rights By Hazel Yin Ninette Dodoo Wenting Ge Tracy Lu Kailun Ji +2 more... Show less The second of our two-part blog on the draft implementing rules (see part one on merger control here), published by the State...
Jun 17, 2022 The EU’s proposed ban on greenwashing: What businesses need to know By Matthias Hofer Iris Amschl In recent years, the global IP landscape has seen a rapid shift as businesses seek to build and implement strategies aimed at supporting...
May 05, 2022 Joint venture partnering on renewable energy projects By Amr Omran Jon Gilbert Richard Johnson Sara Barin Annie Whiteside +2 more... Show less Joint ventures (JVs) are an increasingly popular form of business partnership on renewable energy projects, and play an important role in...
Apr 21, 2022 IP Trends in 2022 - AI and IP: A quick guide – part I By Matthias Hofer Lutz Riede Tobias Timmann Today’s artificial intelligence (AI) technology is truly transformative. From self-driving cars, chatbots to voice and facial...
Mar 14, 2022 Ukraine crisis: possible Russian countermeasures could affect foreign companies’ IP rights By Lutz Riede Tanja Temmert Miriam Benmoussa The economic implications of the conflict in Ukraine are likely to impact IP owners. Already, European IP offices (EUIPO, EPO) have ended...
Jan 26, 2022 Stay of execution? Mylan can challenge Neurim’s divisional backup in the UK, but only just By Sarah Naisby Meade J has held that Mylan can seek to invalidate Neurim’s divisional patent in infringement proceedings brought against it in the UK,...
Jan 24, 2022 Life sciences – what to expect in 2022 By Harriet Hanks Jennifer Bethlehem Adam Golden Laura Whiting Jenny Leahy May Smith +3 more... Show less Innovation and transformation are the watchwords for life sciences in 2022. Digitization and personalization trends are set to continue...