20th Aug 2014
Many of our clients, in common with other owners of IP rights, will at some time or another have received misleading notices and “invoices” from scammers. They will be pleased to hear that the UK Intellectual Property Office (UK IPO) has made some progress in taking the fight to these scam companies. On 19 May […]
15th Aug 2014
Tesla Motors’ recent decision to open its patent portfolio to all who “in good faith” want to use its technologies appears to pave the way for others to make free use of Tesla’s innovations to drive forward the development of electric vehicles. However, aside from generating a great deal of positive press, what are the […]
13th Aug 2014
Independence but at what cost? In a recent edition of Intellectual Property Magazine Reddie & Grose attorneys Duncan Nevett and Gavin Dundas share their views on what Scottish independence might mean for intellectual property. Click here to read the article in Intellectual Property Magazine.
11th Aug 2014
On 28 January 2014 the Court of Appeal upheld a decision of the High Court, ruling that a US-based company should not be able to label their imported yoghurt as “Greek”. “Greek yoghurt” has become increasingly popular in the UK and elsewhere, with perceived health benefits compared with “ordinary” yoghurts. In the process of making […]
8th Aug 2014
Apple has convinced the highest EU Court (the CJEU), that distinctive retail store layouts are capable of trade mark registration in Europe. Apple applied in 2010 to register the following colour image of a 3D store layout as a trade mark in the US, securing registration in early 2013 for “retail store services featuring computers, […]
4th Aug 2014
The Monty Python team, or at least what remains of them, have recently done a series of sold out shows in London and of course included their famous “dead parrot” sketch. By coincidence a recent decision suggests that survey evidence in trade mark actions which many thought was a dead parrot has perhaps a squawk […]
1st Aug 2014
On 19 June 2014, the Supreme Court of the United States published its opinion in the case Alice Corporation Pty. Ltd. v. CLS Bank International et al. (No. 13-298) (“Alice v CLS”). The decision sets-out a new test for patent claims that are directed to business methods. It remains to be seen how this new […]