Boult Wade Tennant

Office Locations : London | Reading | Cambridge | Oxford


	home about us	our people services	news information contact us

Home > News > Bulletins archive

Sep 2009	Bulletin - the deadline for filing divisional applications
Jul 2008	A step towards uniformity in Europe?
Jun 2008	World Cup Willie - Jules Rimet Cup Ltd v The Football Association Ltd - Decision of the court
Jun 2008	UEFA victorious in EURO 2008 trade mark challenge
May 2008	Update on Monsanto Technology LLC v Cargill International SA & Cargill Plc
May 2008	Google's Change in AdWords Trade Mark Protection
May 2008	Victor Andrew Wilson v Yahoo! UK Ltd & Another [2008] EWHC 361 (Ch)
Apr 2008	New Fast-Track Trade Mark Examination Service at UK IPO
Mar 2008	Revised search system for Community Trade Mark applications
Mar 2008	Trade Marks and embellishment: Gola mark found valid and infringed
Jan 2008	UK Courts Permit Claims to Computer Programs
Jan 2008	Important Notice to those filing European Patent Applications or entering the European Regional Phase
Dec 2007	EPO to issue Search Reports without citing Prior Art on Business Method Applications
Dec 2007	Céline SARL v Céline SA: Judgment of the European Court of Justice (ECJ)
Nov 2007	L'Oréal v Bellure referred to European court
Nov 2007	EPC 2000 not yet ratified by all Member States, Norway is expected to join shortly
Nov 2007	First Court of Appeal Design Ruling: Sprayer Designs
Sep 2007	No Monopoly for the mark "Kinder"
Sep 2007	USPTO publishes new rules
Aug 2007	Community Registered Design System Linked to the International Design System
Jul 2007	European divisional applications given new lease of life by Enlarged Board
Jul 2007	Mars U.K. Limited v OHIM: Decision of the Second Board of Appeal on 4 May 2007
Jul 2007	Possible end to the "No Search" Practice of the EPO in sight
Jun 2007	Intellectual Property Rights in China
Jun 2007	Patent Unity in Europe Inches Closer
May 2007	VIPS: Very Important Result, or mere re-statement?
May 2007	Mastercigars: Implying consent to Parallel Importation [2007] EWCA Civ 176
May 2007	Court of Appeal Rules on Interplay between European Patent Office Opposition proceedings and UK Court proceedings
May 2007	Scope of treatment by surgery exclusion referred to Enlarged Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office
May 2007	Antartica Srl v OHIM: Decision of the court of First Instance, 10 May 2007
Apr 2007	Forthcoming changes to the EPC: 'EPC 2000'
Mar 2007	The Gowers Report
Mar 2007	Malta Joins the European Patent Organisation
Mar 2007	Dyson application binned
Mar 2007	.asia Domain Name Launch in 2007
Feb 2007	EPO and USPTO to exchange Priority Documents electronically
Feb 2007	Trade marks and referential use
Jan 2007	Special Effects Ltd v L'Oreal: Estoppel Appeal
Jan 2007	Medical Use Claims - EPO say 'Swiss-Form' Rules
Nov 2006	PUCCI (stylised) -v- EMILIO PUCCI
Nov 2006	UK Patent Office Change Practice when Examining Business Method and Computer Program Patent Applications
Oct 2006	Modernisation of the UK Registered Design System
Oct 2006	Proposed Changes to US Patent Office practice
Oct 2006	UK Patent Office: Patent Opinion Service Update
Sep 2006	Responsibility for policing UK Trade Marks shifts to Owners
Aug 2006	High Court Domain Name Decision: Citigroup
Jul 2006	Sportswear SpA and Four Marketing Limited -v- Stonestyle Limited
Jun 2006	Polo: the Royal County of Berkshire Polo Club Ltd's application
Jun 2006	Trade marks, toys and badges of allegiance
Jun 2006	BlackBerry Cases - RIM v. InPro Licensing
Jun 2006	Patenting Stem Cells in Europe: An Update
Jun 2006	Change to Examination and Classification for Retail Services
Jun 2006	Divisional applications under scrutiny by the European Patent Office
May 2006	Objections to wide and vague specifications: UK Trade Marks Registry update
May 2006	Seeing the wood for the trees: Sämann's Magic Tree and Shape Marks
May 2006	The Da Vinci Code: Case Summary
May 2006	The London Olympics Act 2006
May 2006	Recent Confirmation and Clarification of Existing UK Trade Mark Examination Practice
May 2006	barcelona.eu Domain Name Decision Published
Apr 2006	Community Trade Mark Update Spring 2006
Apr 2006	New OHIM Practice for Extensions of Cooling-Off Period
Mar 2006	Special Effects Ltd v L'Oreal: No Second bite at the Cherry
Mar 2006	European Patent Office Enlarged Board of Appeal ruling on the patentability of Diagnostic Methods in Europe
Mar 2006	Tesco Stores Ltd v Elogicom Ltd & Robert Ray
Mar 2006	Timetable set for .mobi Domain Name Process
Jan 2006	First Decision in .eu Domain Name Disputes Published - eurostar.eu
Jan 2006	Ruiz Picasso v. OHIM: Case Summary
Jan 2006	Slogans: UK Trade Mark Registry practice
Jan 2006	The Madrid Protocol
Nov 2005	Goodbye to 1926 and All That! - Patent Protection for Games Bulletin
Nov 2005	US Patent Office widens scope for business method patents
Nov 2005	Change to Examination and Classification Practice for Retail Services
Nov 2005	AJIT Case: Trade Mark Invalidity
Oct 2005	Timetables Set for .eu Domain Name Process
Oct 2005	OHIM fends off SHARK attack
Oct 2005	Amendments: Community Trade Mark Regulation and Implementing Regulation
Sep 2005	EPO allows Dosage Regime Claims
Sep 2005	Community Trade Mark Update: Autumn 2005
Jul 2005	Changes in EPO Search Practice
Jul 2005	European Parliament vote on Software Patent Protection
Jul 2005	European Patent Convention: New Member State
Jun 2005	Software Update: The CII Directive
Jun 2005	Design Protection in the European Community
Jun 2005	Registered Designs: Application Procedure, Requirements and Fees
May 2005	Morality Objections: Case Review and Registry Practice
May 2005	Community Design Update
Apr 2005	Surnames: UK Trade Mark Registry practice
Feb 2005	Design Protection for Spare Parts - UK Unregistered Design Right
Nov 2004	Business Method Patents in Europe
Nov 2004	Deregulation of UK Patent Rules
Nov 2004	Kirin-Amgen Inc. -v- Hoechst and Transkaryotic Therapies Inc.
Oct 2004	OHIM joins the Madrid Protocol
Oct 2004	Change to UK TM Registry Practice on Territorial and other Limitations
Oct 2004	UK Trade Mark Registry Practice on Names of Famous People and Groups
Aug 2004	Registration of Geographical Indications as Trade Marks
Aug 2004	Enlargement of the European Union and Seniority Claims
Aug 2004	Community Trade Marks: Advantages and Disadvantages
Aug 2004	New UK Patents Act receives Royal Assent
Aug 2004	The Community Trade Mark and the Effect of Enlargement of the EU
Aug 2004	Patenting Stem Cells in Europe
Jun 2004	The Effect of EU Enlargement and the Community Design
May 2004	British Patents Judge slams complexity and costs of Patent Infringement Case
May 2004	Community Trade Mark Update
May 2004	Domain Name Disputes
Mar 2004	Changes to the PCT System
Jan 2004	UK Trade Marks held in the name of Partnerships
Jan 2004	Acceptance of Trade Marks under Section 3(1)(c): Descriptive Marks
Jun 2003	Trade Mark Update 2002/03
Oct 2002	Registrability of Previously Objectionable Words
Oct 2002	Court of Appeal overturns the UK High Court Decision in Amgen v. TKT
Sep 2002	New Design Rights assist Trade Mark Owners
Aug 2002	Accelerated Prosecution of European Patent Applications
Jun 2002	Advocate General's Opinion in the Arsenal Case
Mar 2002	EPO announces Limitations on its competence as a PCT Search and Examining Authority
Dec 2001	New Registered Designs Law for the UK
Apr 2001	Community Trade Mark Office to accept Applications for 'Retail Services'
Oct 2000	Reducing Translation Costs for EPC Patents
Sep 2000	UK Trade Marks Registry changes practice on Retail Services
Sep 2000	Community Patent Proposals Published
Aug 2000	Interpreting Patent claims under UK Law
Apr 2000	The Community Trade Mark and Distinctiveness
Dec 1999	Changes to the Implementing Regulations of the European Patent Convention
Nov 1999	Trade Marks and The INTERNET
Mar 1999	Implementation of the Euro
Feb 1999	Accelerated Examination before the UK and European Patent Offices
Jan 1999	Numerical Ranges in UK Patent Claims Thomas Ralph Auchinloss (and another) v. Agricultural & Veterinary Supplies Ltd. (and others)
Jul 1998	The Community Trade Mark

• News Releases
• Bulletins
• Articles and papers
• Updates by email

Contact: tel +44(0)20 7430 7500 boult@boult.com


	© Boult Wade Tennant 2010 Construction by Gaia Technology Ltd