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June 25, 2025
Dolce & Gabbana Blocks Chinese Trader's 'Dolce&Ueulee' TM
Luxury fashion brand Dolce & Gabbana has persuaded European Union officials to block a trademark application for "Dolce&ueulee's" by a Chinese retailer, finding that consumers might confuse it as an official sub-brand or extension of the Italian designer's label.
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June 24, 2025
Big Brands Get A Boost For TM Battles From Top Court
The U.K.'s top court has once more strengthened trademark protections for established brands to fend off look-a-like brands and fresh competitors, in a landmark judgment affirming that postsale confusion alone is enough to make an infringement case stick.
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June 24, 2025
Broker's Costs Cut By £3M Over 'Vague' Trade Secrets Case
A London court has slashed an investment broker's recoverable costs by half to £3.3 million ($4.5 million) despite previously upholding its claim that a hedge fund and consultant took its trade secrets, ruling that the firm increased costs "at every turn."
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June 24, 2025
Sandoz Latest To Seek Revocation Of AstraZeneca Patent
Sandoz has asked a judge to revoke an AstraZeneca patent for a diabetes treatment, arguing that the drug failed to make any contributions to the field after a court ordered it to hold off the launch of its generic version.Â
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June 24, 2025
Hyundai Motor Pulls Appeal Over 'Hyundai' TM In EU
Korean automotive giant Hyundai Motor Co. has ended its bid to expand its technology-related trademark protections for "Hyundai" after being snubbed by a U.S. technology business with the same name.
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June 24, 2025
Hugo Boss Beats Bulgarian Casino's 'Boss Of Slotts' TM
Hugo Boss has successfully fended off a trademark application from a Bulgarian casino software maker for the phrase "Boss of Slotts," after European officials found the gambling-themed brand is too close to the fashion house's well-known "Boss" marks.
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June 24, 2025
Gambling Giant Entain Can't Block Italian Rival's 'Sportbet' TM
Sports betting group Entain has failed to halt an Italian competitor's "Sportbet" trademark application, with European Union officials ruling that there is no risk of confusion with its existing "Sportingbet" brand.
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June 24, 2025
Real-World Views Fair Game In TM Disputes, Top Court Says
Britain's highest court ruled Tuesday that judges can think about how products will look in the real world when weighing trademark infringement claims, but it agreed with a French footwear company that it didn't tread on sports giant Umbro's diamond logo trademark.
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June 23, 2025
Haribo Group Nixes Monster Energy TMs Over Non-Use
Gummy bear maker Haribo group has convinced European officials to nix two Monster Energy trademarks after the sports drink giant failed to provide any evidence that it had genuinely used the signs to sell a myriad of products in the past five years.Â
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June 23, 2025
Staffer Can't Ax Amazon's Defense To Russia Tech Sale Claim
A former Amazon employee on Monday lost his bid to strike out the tech giant's defense to his claims that he was fired for blowing the whistle on alleged sales of its facial recognition technology to Russia.
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June 23, 2025
Dryrobe Claims Rival's Name Confuses Consumers At TM Trial
Outdoor clothing brand Dryrobe said a rival's use of the name "D-Robe" might lead to consumers confusing it with its own successful brand, on the first day of a trademark dispute trial on Monday.
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June 23, 2025
Univ. Of Calif., Astellas Defend Cancer Drug IP In Dutch Court
The University of California and Astellas Pharma have persuaded a Dutch court to uphold a patent covering prostate cancer drug Xtandi, marking another win in their fight to keep generic versions off the shelves.
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June 23, 2025
Teva Voids Novartis' European Patent Over Cancer Drug
An appeals board has stripped Novartis of its European patent over a cancer drug following a challenge from Teva, ruling in a decision published Monday that the treatment isn't inventive.
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June 20, 2025
UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
This past week in London has seen Pogust Goodhead face legal action from mining giant BHP Group, Trainline bring a procurement claim against the Department for Transport, Sworders auction house sue Conservative peer Patricia Rawlings, and Nokia hit with a patents claim by Hisense. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.
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June 20, 2025
AstraZeneca Must Give University More Info In IP Rate Battle
A London judge on Friday ordered AstraZeneca to give the University of Sheffield more information about how the pharma giant sublicensed its patented cancer drug amid the university's claims that AstraZeneca lied to get better rates.
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June 20, 2025
Reckitt Denies Ex-VP's £1M Claim, Cites Trade Secret Breach
Consumer goods company Reckitt has rejected claims that it owes more than £1 million ($1.4 million) to a former senior executive from Russia, arguing that it fired him ahead of the end of his garden leave because he was working with a bidder for part of its business.Â
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June 27, 2025
Hogan Lovells Adds IP Duo In Paris From A&O Shearman
Hogan Lovells has broadened its intellectual property litigation bench in Europe with the hire of two heavyweight intellectual property litigators, who join the firm's Paris office as partners from A&O Shearman.
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June 20, 2025
BBC Confronts AI Biz Perplexity Over Content Scraping
The BBC said Friday that it has threatened to take legal action against Perplexity, an AI-powered search engine, claiming that the company trained its model on the broadcaster's content.
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June 20, 2025
Janssen Biotech Loses Patent For Lab-Grown Cells
Janssen Biotech has lost its case at a European Patent Office appellate board to patent its method for treating Type 1 diabetes through lab-grown cells, after the patent appeals board agreed with rival Sanofi that its method lacked the required inventive edge.
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June 20, 2025
Mathys & Squire Appoints New Chief For Consulting Arm
Intellectual property specialist Mathys & Squire LLP said Friday that it has recruited a senior manager at KPMG Law to lead its consulting arm.
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June 19, 2025
EPO Rejects Narrow Read Of Patent Claims In Landmark Case
The top appeals board at the European Patent Office has ruled that examiners must always look at the description and drawings when interpreting patents, ditching the approach of assessing a patent's claims in isolation.
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June 19, 2025
Swedish Court Resurrects BSH IP Battle With Electrolux
Sweden's Svea Court of Appeal has resurrected appliance giant BSH's patent infringement claim against rival Electrolux, following a landmark ruling from the European Union's top court that gives BSH the go-ahead to pursue its claim outside the bloc.
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June 19, 2025
Dior Beats Hong Kong Co.'s 'Dio' TM
European officials have nixed a Hong Kong firm's trademark application for "Dio," ruling that shoppers might think it was somehow linked to the online "Diorverse" range of French luxury brand Christian Dior.
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June 19, 2025
Formula One 'Surrenders' Rights To Old EU TM
Formula One has lost one of its iconic F1 trademarks after declaring its "total surrender" to European officials, having failed to provide any evidence that it had used the sign in the past five years amid a rebranding campaign.
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June 19, 2025
Nestlé's Crunch Crumbles After Fitness Brand Challenge
Nestlé has lost its "Crunch" trademark for a chocolate bar after it left a bid by a British sports nutrition company to nix the mark unchallenged, with officials finding the food giant had not put the mark to good use.
Expert Analysis
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UK Approach To AI Patentability Appears Settled For Now
After a High Court ruling upended the status quo last year, the Court of Appeal’s recent decision that Emotional Perception’s artificial neural network is not patentable represents a return to the U.K.’s familiar, albeit often complex, approach to patentability of artificial intelligence technology and computer programs generally, say lawyers at Potter Clarkson.
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AI Reforms Prompt Fintech Compliance Considerations
With the EU Artificial Intelligence Act's Aug. 1 enforcement, and the U.K.'s new plans to introduce AI reforms, fintech companies should consider how to best focus limited resources as they balance innovation and compliance, says Nicola Kerr-Shaw at Skadden.
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10 Ways To Manage AI Risks In Service Contracts
With the European Union Artificial Intelligence Act coming into force on Aug. 1 and introducing a new regulatory risk, and with AI technology continuing to develop at pace, parties to services arrangements should employ mechanisms now to build in flexibility and get on the front foot, says James Longster at Travers Smith.
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What Future May Hold For AI Innovation In UK Under Labour
Labour’s recent King's Speech was notable in its absence of discussion of a comprehensive artificial intelligence bill, and while this may indicate to many that the UK is open for business, the party’s approach to cross-sectoral engagement will be critical for shaping Britain's AI landscape in the near term, says Alexander Amato-Cravero at Herbert Smith.
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Don't Wing Settlements: Lessons From Morley's TM Ruling
In Morley's v. Sivakumar, the ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ Enterprise Court recently found that a fast-food franchiser had breached a fried chicken franchise's trademark rights, despite a prior settlement agreement, offering lessons on drafting express terms to ensure IP protection, say Nessa Khandaker and Clare Cornell at Finnegan.
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Use Or Lose It: European TM Ruling Stresses 'Genuine Use'
The European Union General Court recently dismissed an action to revoke trademark protections for a lack of use in Sta Grupa v. EU ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ Office, offering significant insight into the intricacies of assessing evidence of genuine use in revocation actions, says Sumi Nadarajah at FRKelly.
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1 Year At The UPC: Implications For Transatlantic Disputes
In its first year, the Unified Patent Court has issued important decisions on procedures like provisional measures, but complexities remain when it comes to coordinating proceedings across jurisdictions like the U.S. due to differences in timelines and discovery practices, say attorneys at McDermott.
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Trends, Tips From 7 Years Of EPO Antibody Patent Appeals
Recent years of European Patent Office decisions reveal some surprising differences between appeals involving therapeutic antibody patents and those for other technologies, offering useful insight into this developing area of European case law for future antibody patent applicants, say Alex Epstein and Jane Evenson at CMS.
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Companies Trading In The EU Should Heed Mondelēz Ruling
The European Commission’s recent €337.5 million fine of Mondelēz is the latest decision targeting restrictions on EU cross-border trade, and serves as a warning to companies active in the region to check their contracts and practices for illegal restraints, and to perform audits to ensure compliance, says Matthew Hall at McGuireWoods.
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4 Takeaways From Biotech Patent Invalidity Ruling
The recent Patents Court decision in litigation between Advanced Cell Diagnostics and Molecular Instruments offers noteworthy commentary on issues related to experiments done in the ordinary course of business, joint importation, common general knowledge and mindset, and mosaicking for anticipation, say Nessa Khandaker and Darren Jiron at Finnegan.
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How Life Science Companies Are Approaching UPC Opt-Outs
A look at recent data shows that one year after its launch, the European Union's Unified Patent Court is still seeing a high rate of opt-outs, including from large U.S.-based life science companies wary of this unpredictable court — and there are reasons this strategy should largely remain the same, say Sanjay Murthy and Christopher Tuinenga at McAndrews Held.
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Lego Ruling Builds Understanding Of Design Exam Process
In Lego v. Guangdong Loongon, the European Union ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ Office recently invalidated a registered design for a toy figure, offering an illustrative guide to assessing the individual character of a design in relation to a preexisting design, says Christoph Moeller at Mewburn Ellis.
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Protecting Trade Secrets In US, EU Gov't Agency Submissions
Attorneys at Mintz compare U.S. and European Union trade secret laws, and how proprietary information in confidential submissions to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the European Medicines Agency is protected in the face of third-party information requests under government transparency laws.
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The Unified Patent Court: What We Learned In Year 1
​​​​​​​The Unified Patent Court celebrated its first anniversary this month, and while questions remain as we wait for the first decisions on the merits, a multitude of decisions and orders regarding provisional measures and procedural aspects have provided valuable insights already, says Antje Brambrink at Finnegan.
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F1 Driver AI Case Sheds Light On Winning Tactics In IP Suits
A German court recently awarded damages to former F1 driver Michael Schumacher's family in an artificial intelligence dispute over the unlicensed use of his image, illustrating how athletes are using the law to protect their brands, and setting a precedent in other AI-generated image rights cases, William Bowyer at Lawrence Stephens.