Bulletins
14 July
2020
Bulletins
The CJEU Confirms that Copyright Can Cover Products Designed to Achieve a Technical Result
When does a technical product become eligible for copyright protection? This is the question the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has been grappling with in a series of recent decisions. The most recent decision on this question is Brompton Bicycle Ltd v Chedech/Get 2 Get (C‑833/18), relating to the design of their...
10 July
2020
Bulletins
The CJEU rules against second medical use SPCs
On 9 July 2020 the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) handed down its decision in Case C-673/18, a referral from the Paris Court of Appeal concerning the interpretation of Article 3(d) of the SPC Regulation. Article 3(d) requires that the marketing authorisation (MA) upon which an SPC is based be “the first...
3 July
2020
Bulletins
Criteria for basing SPCs on functional claims clarified by CJEU in Royalty Pharma
In the latest of a series of judgments concerning the interpretation of Article 3(a) of the SPC Regulation, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has confirmed in C-650/17 Royalty Pharma that: the requirement of Article 3(a) that a product must be protected by a basic patent can in principle be met by...
29 June
2020
Bulletins
WIPO PROOF
During innovation, inventors, designers and artists will generate a number of ideas, some of which may become the subject of intellectual property rights. Proof of ownership of those ideas and their existence at a certain date and time, regardless of whether they eventually become formal intellectual property rights, can be useful for resolving disputes and...
17 June
2020
Bulletins
Reaffirmation of the Allowability of Technical Implementations of Business Methods at the EPO
On 3 April 2020, the Technical Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office issued a decision for Appeal T1749/14 against refusal of European patent application 09810380.7 entitled “Mobile Personal Point-of-Sale Terminal”. The full decision can be read here. The Board of Appeal’s decision is in line with the principles established in the Cardinal Commerce...
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boult.bites TM Brexit Edition 2021
In this Brexit special edition of boult.bites TM we discuss the impact of post Brexit within the IP world. We have included a check list with key steps you should consider for rights holders.
Brexit latest including a summary of the post Brexit changes on and our Brexit news articles covering recent major changes that affect pending actions at the EUIPO before 31 December 2020, use and reputation in the UK going forward and changes to geographical indications from 1 January 2021.
Welcome to the Autumn edition of boult.bites TM. In this issue, we discuss the important changes to trade mark and design rights in the UK and the steps you can take. We highlight our readiness for the new Brexit world, having full-service offices in the UK, Germany, and Spain And, we throw the spotlight on Alexander Stolz, a German Solicitor in our Berlin office.
Welcome to the new look boult.bites TM. In this issue you will find the latest insights team news, and highlight news from the industry, including future webinars dates and a profile article on trade mark Partner, Rachel Conroy.
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