Registered Community Designs: reasons for refusal

The OHIM has begun publishing information about Registered Community Design applications that have been refused.

The designs themselves are not shown, but the grounds for refusal are now being made available. Darren Smyth relates the news in his latest IPKat post.

EIP Elements to stage a Mock EPO Opposition

For its inaugural event, EIP Elements will be recreating here in London the scene of a hearing at the European Patent Office (EPO) in Munich. EIP Elements will be staging a Mock EPO Opposition, giving people an insight into EPO Opposition proceed...

IPAN celebrates World IP Day 2012

EIP's Darren Smyth was a guest at an event held by the Intellectual Property Awareness Network (IPAN) to celebrate World IP Day 2012 on 26 April. To read Darren's report from the event, see his IPKat post.

Comic Enterprises Ltd v Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp [2012] EWPCC 13 – guidance on litigation before the Patents County Court

In ruling on an application to transfer a passing off and trade mark infringement action from the Patents County Court (PCC) to the High Court, HHJ Birss QC has provided further useful guidance for prospective litigants on use of the PCC as the chosen ...

Sanofi-Aventis patents on cancer drug Taxotere declared invalid

Two Sanofi-Aventis US patents for the cancer drug docetaxel, marketed as Taxotere, have been declared invalid by the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Darren Smyth discusses the decision issued on 9 April in his latest IPKat post.

Registered Community Designs: reasons for refusal

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