/intellectual-property-uk?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Â鶹´«Ã½ UK Copyright 2025 Â鶹´«Ã½. en-US Fri, 06 Jun 2025 15:08:41 +0000 /intellectual-property-uk/articles/2350190?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /intellectual-property-uk/articles/2350190 The past week in London has seen MGM and the owners of the "Addams Family" trademark sue a private equity firm, two Cambridge colleges file for injunctions against Pro-Palestine student protest groups and a former NBA player brings a claim against Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP. Fri, 06 Jun 2025 14:30:31 +0000 /intellectual-property-uk/articles/2349390?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /intellectual-property-uk/articles/2349390 The High Court is set to hear on Monday Getty's copyright claim over the use of its images to train Stability AI, a first-of-its-kind case that will set the stage for how the new technology intersects with intellectual property law. Fri, 06 Jun 2025 14:14:43 +0000 /intellectual-property-uk/articles/2349940?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /intellectual-property-uk/articles/2349940 An adviser to the European Union's top court has held that installing TVs and radios in empty hotel rooms constitutes a "communication to the public" that triggers royalty payments, contradicting a ruling by a Czech watchdog to fine a copyright management organization. Fri, 06 Jun 2025 13:48:19 +0000 /intellectual-property-uk/articles/2350197?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /intellectual-property-uk/articles/2350197 Streaming platform DAZN failed to convince the Court of Appeal on Friday to overturn a finding that it had entered into a contract to provide Coupang with a license to broadcast the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup in South Korea. Fri, 06 Jun 2025 13:36:38 +0000 /intellectual-property-uk/articles/2350212?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /intellectual-property-uk/articles/2350212 Insulet Corp. has partially won its bid to keep information about how much it was paying its attorneys confidential in its infringement case against EOFlow Co. Ltd. over an insulin device, with Europe's patent court holding Thursday that the information provided some commercial advantages.  Fri, 06 Jun 2025 10:56:56 +0000 /intellectual-property-uk/articles/2350209?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /intellectual-property-uk/articles/2350209 PornHub's owner beat another video-streaming patent infringement claim from a satellite television and internet protocol television company on Friday, landing its second victory at the Unified Patent Court in recent weeks. Fri, 06 Jun 2025 07:57:56 +0000 /intellectual-property-uk/articles/2349680?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /intellectual-property-uk/articles/2349680 The European Union has rejected a pair of trademark applications from a governing body for boxing, ruling that its "confederation" and "championships" signs are too descriptive to work as trademarks. Fri, 06 Jun 2025 07:56:20 +0000 /intellectual-property-uk/articles/2349674?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /intellectual-property-uk/articles/2349674 Lenovo subsidiary Medion AG, which makes a smart home ecosystem and associated app branded "Life+," has won its challenge to an Italian tech entrepreneur's "Newlife" trademark, arguing there is a risk that consumers would mistake the two as being connected. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 16:16:47 +0000 /intellectual-property-uk/articles/2349217?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /intellectual-property-uk/articles/2349217 Since opening its gates two years ago, the European Unified Patent Court has transformed the patent litigation landscape and global litigation strategies, but parties seeking to take advantage of the court's robust processes must be prepared for the front-loaded character of UPC proceedings, say attorneys at McDermott. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 14:17:07 +0000 /intellectual-property-uk/articles/2349670?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /intellectual-property-uk/articles/2349670 European officials have refused Apple's trademark application for "WeatherKit," ruling that the name of the information tool kit for app developers was too descriptive of the services the tech giant provided. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 14:00:35 +0000 /intellectual-property-uk/articles/2349677?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /intellectual-property-uk/articles/2349677 Groupe Canal+ has convinced European officials to deny a cannabis brand's trademark application for "CannaPlus" because shoppers might mix up the signs.  Thu, 05 Jun 2025 12:42:15 +0000 /intellectual-property-uk/articles/2349678?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /intellectual-property-uk/articles/2349678 A German company has failed to convince European officials to invalidate U.S. tech conglomerate Cisco Systems' "IOS" trademark, after it failed to demonstrate the trademark was filed with dishonest intentions. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 10:58:54 +0000 /intellectual-property-uk/articles/2346487?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /intellectual-property-uk/articles/2346487 Bayer has accused several generic-drug makers of overstating the profits they lost when a judge in London told them to stop selling their own versions of blood thinner Xarelto to avoid infringing a patent that the courts later invalidated. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 10:19:39 +0000 /intellectual-property-uk/articles/2347829?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /intellectual-property-uk/articles/2347829 European officials rejected an individual's bid to nix Chow Tai Fook's trademark for a stylized acronym of its name, ruling that shoppers would immediately notice the differences in the Hong Kong jeweller's sign.  Thu, 05 Jun 2025 08:38:28 +0000 /intellectual-property-uk/articles/2347833?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /intellectual-property-uk/articles/2347833 Californian winery E&J Gallo, which makes the Barefoot wine brand, has been able to block a German spirits distributor's "Mercur" trademark after it persuaded officials that consumers might confuse it with its cabernet sauvignon wine trademark "Mercury Head." Wed, 04 Jun 2025 15:34:08 +0000 /intellectual-property-uk/articles/2349068?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /intellectual-property-uk/articles/2349068 A Dutch fashion entrepreneur won his appeal on Wednesday to resurrect his "Always Run 4 President" trademark, overturning a previously successful challenge from an Italian denim clothing brand. Wed, 04 Jun 2025 12:45:39 +0000 /intellectual-property-uk/articles/2316561?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /intellectual-property-uk/articles/2316561 Roma Pharmaceuticals has fought back against claims that it infringed SyriMed's blood pressure treatment patent, claiming that its rival should not have received protections because the drug was not new. Wed, 04 Jun 2025 11:24:01 +0000 /intellectual-property-uk/articles/2348465?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /intellectual-property-uk/articles/2348465 Sky has persuaded European Union officials to reject a Chinese audio company's "Snowsky" trademark application, proving that the logo might strike the same chord with consumers as its existing "Sky" brand. Wed, 04 Jun 2025 10:44:24 +0000 /intellectual-property-uk/articles/2348724?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /intellectual-property-uk/articles/2348724 The European Union's existing copyright exceptions for data mining should not extend to the development of artificial intelligence models, experts argued on Wednesday in the bloc's Parliament. Wed, 04 Jun 2025 09:33:08 +0000 /intellectual-property-uk/articles/2348736?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /intellectual-property-uk/articles/2348736 The Unified Patent Court has denied an attempt by Fujifilm to force Kodak to disclose the extent to which it infringed a lithographic printing patent, ruling that there is no fixed time period for Kodak to come clean.