News archive for December 2015
All of our news from December 2015
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“A Christmas Present for Trade Mark Owners: EU Trade Mark Reform package to be published on Christmas Eve
December 2015
On the 16th December, the European Parliament approved the new EU Trade Mark Reform Package.
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Draft legislation for the modified UK Patent Box regime
December 2015
Following the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s report in October, setting out the international framework with which the ‘next generation’ of Patent/IP boxes will need to comply the draft legislation for the UK’s modified Patent Box regime was published earlier this month.
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European Trade Mark reform package meets final approval
December 2015
Yesterday the European Parliament approved a set of reforms to European Trade Mark legislation.
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The first of Unwired Planet’s standard essential patents held valid and infringed
December 2015
This action stands out because it involves an acquired patent declared to be essential to a wireless telecommunications standard, where the Patent was held to be valid and used in the standard, which means that anyone operating in compliance with the standard will need to negotiate a FRAND licence with the Patent proprietor.
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