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5th December 2025
T 0883/23: Dosage claims and their entitlement to priority when only the clinical trial protocol was disclosed in the priority application

In a recently issued decision by the EPO’s Board of Appeal (BoA), the BoA held that claims directed to a combination of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) at particular doses were …

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5th December 2025
The end of the Brexit overhang for trade marks: review, refile and revoke.

On the 31st December 2025, five years will have passed since the end of the Brexit transitional period on 31st December 2020. Why is this relevant? For UK cloned trade …

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27th November 2025
Personal names as ‘brands’ in the world of fashion

Episode 1 Personal names as ‘brands’ in the world of fashion    

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27th November 2025
Colour in fashion and the difficulties of protecting it

Episode 2 Colour in fashion and the difficulties of protecting it  

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27th November 2025
Trade marks which are fashion products, and fashion products which are trade marks

Episode 3 Trade marks which are fashion products, and fashion products which are trade marks

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27th November 2025
Zombie Fashion Brands

Episode 4 Zombie Fashion Brands  

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27th November 2025
Trade mark rights protecting fashion designs

Episode 5 Trade mark rights protecting fashion designs

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27th November 2025
Geographical terms and their protection in fashion

Episode 6 Geographical terms and their protection in fashion Teaser  

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27th November 2025
Protection of shape trade marks in fashion

Episode 7 Protection of shape trade marks in fashion  

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