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Our European, UK and German experts advise on the creation, exploitation and enforcement of IP rights across a wide range of sectors. They provide creative IP solutions and outstanding client service.
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Our UK and European design attorneys advise clients on obtaining, exploiting and enforcing intellectual property rights relating to designs. We combine our commercial knowledge with legal expertise to provide high quality advice with outstanding client service. Design law is an area of IP law which interacts with both trade marks and patents. Our team is drawn from both specialisms, enabling us to advise a huge variety of clients on their design enquiries. Moreover, understanding when to pursue design protection in addition, or as an alternative to, filings for patents or trade marks is critical. We seek to advise our clients on the best possible strategy for their innovations, whichever filing strategy they might be considering.
Our highly skilled experts are experienced negotiators and have particular expertise in the management of large portfolios; searching and watching; domain name recovery; and trading standards and customs work.
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The team supports horticultural and biopharma clients, has significant experience in UK plant breeders' rights, can assist clients in obtaining rights across Europe and offers advice on infringement risks associated with rights held by third parties.
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Can using a designer’s name mislead consumers? Not always. AG says only clear, intentional misuse risks trade mark revocation in the PMJC v Castelbajac fashion law clash.
With the UPC gaining traction, challengers now weigh EPO oppositions alongside UPC revocations. Parallel proceedings offer tactical advantages to pressure patentees and boost invalidation success.
In Washtower v BEGA, the UPC applied the Plant-e equivalence test to grant a preliminary injunction, showing its willingness to find likely infringement beyond literal claim scope.