News archive for 2019
All of our news from 2019
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Brexit and Trade Mark Protection in the UK
December 2019
On the 12th December 2019 the Conservatives won the UK General Election. Their campaign was very much on a promise to "get Brexit done" and this provides more certainty on the outcome and timetable of Brexit.
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T0694/16 - New EPO Technical Board of Appeal decision regarding personalised healthcare inventions
November 2019
The EPO’s Technical Board of Appeal 3.3.09 in T0694/16 has clarified that claims to purposively selected patients for treatment with a known drug is novel over the prior art treatment of a broader and/or overlapping patient group with the same drug.
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MIP IP Rising Stars 2019/20
November 2019
Managing Intellectual Property (MIP) IP Rising Stars 2019/20 guide has been published. HGF are delighted to have 4 attorneys listed.
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Shanks (Appellant) v Unilever Plc and others (Respondents)
October 2019
On 23rd October 2019, the Supreme Court in the UK issued its decision in Shanks v Unilever [2019] UKSC 45 directing that an employee whose invention delivered significant profits to his employer was entitled to £2m compensation.
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Video: No-Deal Brexit Scenario Planning for Intellectual Property
October 2019
With Brexit deadline approaching, HGF Partner Dr Chris Moore is speaking in Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce video about what impact a no-deal Brexit may have on Intellectual Property, including patents, trade marks, copyright and registered designs.
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Brexit and Trade Mark Protection in the UK
October 2019
With less than 10 days until the current deadline for the UK to leave the EU expires on 31st October 2019, we are still no clearer, from a political point of view, as to what will happen.
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Clearing out the clutter – SkyKick may open up trade mark registers Across Europe
October 2019
AG Tanchev has given his (long awaited) Opinion in the case of “Sky v SkyKick”, proposing that the CJEU should hold that a lack of clarity and precision are issues that must be examined by the competent trade mark offices when they are dealing with an application for registration of a mark. Registered marks that did not meet the requirement of clarity and precision should not be declared invalid on that basis.
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Does a design have to be disclosed first in the EU to benefit from Community Unregistered Design Right?
October 2019
A case before the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court (IPEC) has raised this important question in a direct reference to the Court of Justice of European Union. Not only is an answer to this question of crucial importance to design protection in the EU in its widest sense, with the Brexit on the horizon it could impact where UK designers disclose their designs for the first time, the UK or EU in a post Brexit world.
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HGF continue to be highly ranked in The Legal 500 United Kingdom 2020 rankings
September 2019
HGF ranked Tier 2 in the regions of PATMA, Yorkshire & The Humber, West Midlands and North West, in The Legal 500 United Kingdom 2020 rankings. HGF are also proud to have 17 “Lawyers” recommended with Partners Martyn Fish and Marie McMorrow listed as elite “Leading Lawyers”.
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The Vedanta Opposition: A healthy sign of a maturing industry
September 2019
HGF Partners Craig Thomson and Rachel Fetches comment and analyse the “Vedanta Opposition” in Microbiome Times.
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