Brexit Information for UK organisations from Barclays Bank

Our friends at Barclays have passed us this information sheet they’ve prepared for their customers.

As it covers a number of wider Brexit-related issues, we think it’s really helpful to our UK-based clients and we asked if we could share it on our site.

For more information on the effect of Brexit on patents, designs and trade marks, see the ‘Brexit News’ section of our website.

The Court of Appeal upholds decision relating to unjustified threats

The UK Court of Appeal has upheld the High Court decision that communications made using the Amazon IP rights notification and takedown system were unjustified threats of intellectual property litigation.

Lidl v Tesco – The Battle of the Brands

The Court of Appeal has dismissed Tesco’s appeal against the findings of trademark infringement and passing off.

EPO Announces Fee Reduction For Micro-entities

From 1 April 2024, the European Patent Office (EPO) is offering reduced official fees for micro-entities.

CJEU Decision Priority in Design Applications

On the 27th February 2024 the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued a decision on priority rights of Community Designs in the EU.

Protecting known ‘substances or compositions’ in medicine

In decision T 1252/20, the EPO has broadened the ability to protect known substances or compositions, for use in medicine.

The Madrid Trade Mark System – Essential Knowledge and Practical Advice

Cleveland Scott York announces the next in its series of webinars - on the Madrid system for international trade mark filing