News archive for 2017
All of our news from 2017
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EPO G1/16 – clarifies the standard for assessing the allowability of disclaimers
December 2017
Earlier this week, the EPO Enlarged Board of Appeal (EBA) issued its decision clarifying the circumstances in which disclaimers can be introduced into a patent claim.
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UPC Groundhog Day?
December 2017
It’s now December 2017, and for reasons we couldn’t have foreseen in January, it feels the UPC is no nearer to being operational than it was back then.
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End of Procedure Notice Not Sufficient to Save an SPC
December 2017
The CJEU has confirmed in Decision C-567/16 that an “end of procedure notice” issued by a reference Member State under the decentralised procedure is not equivalent to a marketing authorisation required by Article 3(b) of the SPC Regulation 469/2009 (“the SPC Regulation”).
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Season's greetings from HGF
December 2017
Season's greetings from HGF!
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MARQUES Publishes Position paper on BREXIT
November 2017
MARQUES, the European association representing the interests of brand owners, has published its position paper on Brexit.
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European Medicines Agency to relocate to Amsterdam - The wait is over
November 2017
The wait is over. We now know where the EMA’s new home will be: Amsterdam. 19 Member States had submitted bids to host the EMA post Brexit, but Amsterdam was ultimately selected, but only after the drawing of lots after a tie with Milan.
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Tunisia (TN) to recognise European Patents as National Patents
November 2017
From 1 December 2017, at the applicant's request, it will be possible to designate Tunisia as a “validation state” in European patent applications.
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10 Attorneys listed as Leading Individuals in WTR 1000 2018
November 2017
HGF are delighted to have 10 attorneys listed as leading trademark individuals in the WTR 1000 2018 – the worlds leading trademark professionals research directory by World Trade Mark Review.
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Chambers UK - 2018 Rankings
November 2017
HGF have been ranked Band 1 for Yorkshire, Band 2 for North West and Band 2 for Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys. The firm has also been ranked for National Leaders outside of London.
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Game over for copyrighting TV formats?
November 2017
Although a claim for copyright infringement relating to the alleged copying of a TV game show idea failed, the Court held that a TV format could be protected by copyright in other cases.
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