/intellectual-property-uk?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵ UK Copyright 2025 ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵ. en-US Fri, 16 May 2025 16:22:50 +0000 /intellectual-property-uk/articles/2341154?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /intellectual-property-uk/articles/2341154 British medical equipment manufacturer Smith & Nephew has convinced officials at a European appellate board to register its wound therapy patent, rebuffing bids from a 3M subsidiary and another company to block the patent application. Fri, 16 May 2025 15:51:57 +0000 /intellectual-property-uk/articles/2341174?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /intellectual-property-uk/articles/2341174 Coupang accused streaming platform DAZN of experiencing "seller's remorse" and reneging on a deal to provide the e-commerce business with a license to broadcast the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup in South Korea at the start of a High Court trial on Friday. Fri, 16 May 2025 14:43:51 +0000 /intellectual-property-uk/articles/2341193?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /intellectual-property-uk/articles/2341193 This past week in London has seen Linklaters and EY face negligence claims from a fintech investment firm, property developer Sir John Ritblat bring legal action against a Guernsey-registered company, and fresh equal pay litigation filed against Morrisons and Safeways. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K. Fri, 16 May 2025 14:19:05 +0000 /intellectual-property-uk/articles/2341234?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /intellectual-property-uk/articles/2341234 Recent moves by The U.K. ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵ Office to reduce its backlog might not be enough for the agency's tribunals to catch up on the Brexit-driven deluge, and run the risk of pushing sides to a dispute to other venues for trademark cases, experts say. Fri, 16 May 2025 14:00:41 +0000 /intellectual-property-uk/articles/2340529?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /intellectual-property-uk/articles/2340529 Meta Platforms Inc. has successfully blocked a London-based cybersecurity company's bid for "Meta" trademarks in the U.K., following confirmation that Meta's own trademarks are now fully registered. Thu, 15 May 2025 14:01:00 +0000 /intellectual-property-uk/articles/2340515?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /intellectual-property-uk/articles/2340515 The chief executive of a software business said he didn't believe that rebranding his business to use the name "Wise" would lead customers to confuse it with digital payments company Wise, as he gave evidence to the trademark infringement trial Thursday. Thu, 15 May 2025 13:33:44 +0000 /intellectual-property-uk/articles/2340512?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /intellectual-property-uk/articles/2340512 European officials have rejected Apple's request for a trademark showing an image of an iPhone because it would be perceived as a true-to-life portrayal of a typical smartphone. Thu, 15 May 2025 12:04:39 +0000 /intellectual-property-uk/articles/2340470?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /intellectual-property-uk/articles/2340470 A European appeals board has stripped Edwards Lifesciences Corp. of a prosthetic heart valve patent amid its dispute with Meril, ruling in a decision published Thursday that the blueprint is too broad. Thu, 15 May 2025 05:00:03 +0000 /intellectual-property-uk/articles/2340192?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /intellectual-property-uk/articles/2340192 The government said Thursday that it will not change the country's existing regime of exhaustion of intellectual property rights, bringing certainty to businesses after a long consultation on the topic after Brexit. Wed, 14 May 2025 17:01:51 +0000 /intellectual-property-uk/articles/2339977?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /intellectual-property-uk/articles/2339977 AstraZeneca has asked an English court to block several generic-drug makers from imminently releasing variants of its billion-dollar diabetes treatment dapagliflozin ahead of a long-awaited judgment determining the validity of remaining patent protections for the drug. Wed, 14 May 2025 15:40:34 +0000 /intellectual-property-uk/articles/2339973?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /intellectual-property-uk/articles/2339973 An expert witness told the High Court on Wednesday that pharma giant Roche's patent over a breast cancer drug is valid and novel, supporting the company's opposition to a patent challenge by its rival Accord Healthcare Ltd. Wed, 14 May 2025 13:55:13 +0000 /intellectual-property-uk/articles/2339911?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /intellectual-property-uk/articles/2339911 Fintech business Wise said a rival's use of the word "Wise" in its branding is causing the public to think the two companies are somehow affiliated, on the first day of the trademark infringement trial Wednesday. Wed, 14 May 2025 12:49:38 +0000 /intellectual-property-uk/articles/2339197?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /intellectual-property-uk/articles/2339197 Sports streaming platform DAZN has denied entering a contract to provide Coupang with a license to broadcast the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup in South Korea, hitting back at the e-commerce business' claim that it unlawfully reneged on the deal. Wed, 14 May 2025 11:10:25 +0000 /intellectual-property-uk/articles/2339270?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /intellectual-property-uk/articles/2339270 A Dutch appeals court has affirmed a decision that allows an Amsterdam-based company to sell recycled HP Inc. printer cartridges — but only if it clearly discloses that some of those cartridges may be significantly older and sourced from recycling channels. Wed, 14 May 2025 10:44:58 +0000 /intellectual-property-uk/articles/2339268?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /intellectual-property-uk/articles/2339268 Sanofi and Regeneron have lost their attempt to prevent Amgen from selling cholesterol drug Repatha in Europe, failing to convince the Unified Patent Court that the medicine infringes their patent over a different treatment. Tue, 13 May 2025 15:06:22 +0000 /intellectual-property-uk/articles/2339318?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /intellectual-property-uk/articles/2339318 Sky UK Ltd. defeated a writer's claim that the broadcaster was part of a conspiracy to hide the theft of the man's television drama script as a Bristol court ruled Tuesday that the allegations "go nowhere." Tue, 13 May 2025 14:00:06 +0000 /intellectual-property-uk/articles/2339276?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /intellectual-property-uk/articles/2339276 A Swedish appeals court on Tuesday revoked a GE-linked energy firm's patent over its nuclear reactor core technology, ruling that the blueprint does not set out the invention clearly enough. Tue, 13 May 2025 13:55:42 +0000 /intellectual-property-uk/articles/2339213?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /intellectual-property-uk/articles/2339213 U.S. fitness studio chain Barry's Bootcamp has succeeded in its challenge to Danish sportswear company Hummel's chevron trademark featured on Real Madrid's strip, as trademark officials were left unconvinced that the mark had acquired a distinctive character. Tue, 13 May 2025 10:49:36 +0000 /intellectual-property-uk/articles/2339202?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /intellectual-property-uk/articles/2339202 A Mexican credit firm has persuaded U.K. intellectual property officials to nullify a payments company's "Kushki" trademarks, proving that the logos are too similar to its existing "Kueski" branding. Tue, 13 May 2025 10:22:56 +0000 /intellectual-property-uk/articles/2335173?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /intellectual-property-uk/articles/2335173 The recent ruling from the Court of Justice of the European Union in BSH v. Electrolux sheds light on how the jurisdiction of the Unified Patent Court competes with that of the EU member state courts over infringement and validity actions, and could extend international jurisdiction of the EU courts in several ways, say lawyers at August Debouzy.