8th Nov 2022
Following a successful first year, the cohort of finalists for Year 2 of the Earthshot Prize have now been announced. Over 1000 nominations from 100 countries have been narrowed down to fifteen finalists, three in each of the five categories – the “Earthshots” – Protect and Restore Nature, Clean Our Air, Revive Our Oceans, Build A Waste Free World and Fix Our Climate.
4th Nov 2022
If a human can do it with two eyes then can computers do it too? Many of the big players in the automotive space are betting on an amalgamation of different, but complementary, types of sensors (including lidar and radar) to develop self-driving cars. Tesla, however, have famously long believed that just cameras and computer vision software are enough. But is this actually true behind the scenes?
2nd Nov 2022
The deadline of 9-months from grant for opposing a European patent is one of the few absolute deadlines set by the European Patent Office but it does not represent the last chance to get involved in EP opposition proceedings. Even if you have missed this 9-month term there is still, under very specific circumstances, the opportunity to “intervene” in pending opposition (or opposition-appeal) proceedings.
31st Oct 2022
3D shape trade marks continue to be rejected at the European Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO). In the battle against counterfeits and copy-cats, a trade mark registration has to be a valuable acquisition. But it may be a challenge and Dior are the latest to struggle.
28th Oct 2022
An Instagram post by Rihanna in 2014 of her sporting a pair of shoes and liked over 300,000 times has resulted in a Community Design Registration of Puma SE, the well-known sportswear company, being invalidated by the EUIPO Board of Appeal.
26th Oct 2022
Congratulations to Helen Wakerley & Tom Sharman who are recognised as ‘Notable Practitioners’ in Chambers & Partners 2023 Legal Guide for Patent & Trade Mark Attorneys. About Chambers & Partners Chambers & Partners is an independent research company operating across 200 jurisdictions delivering detailed rankings and insight into the world’s leading lawyers. They rank law […]
26th Oct 2022
In a recent decision, the European Union’s General Court (GC) held that the EUIPO’s Board of Appeal (BoA) was correct to find that Louis Vuitton (LV) failed to demonstrate that its Damier Azur pattern had acquired distinctiveness through use in the European Union in relation to a variety of goods in class 18 (handbags, purses, wallets, luggage etc.).
24th Oct 2022
Battery research funding has been announced in the UK. The funding announcement is for an additional £211 million, and will be delivered by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) supported by the Faraday Institution, Innovate UK and the UK Battery Industrialisation Centre (UKBIC).