Countdown to the introduction of the new patent box regime *

United Kingdom - January 21 2013
From 1 April 2013, UK companies will be able to elect into a new regime that applies a lower rate of corporation tax to profits from qualifying…

Co-authors: Désirée Fields, Tom Scott.

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Breakthrough: Europe gets the European Patent Court *

European Union - June 29 2012
Europe has debated establishing a single EU Patent System for more than four decades.

Co-authors: Alexander Harguth, Jacques Buhart.

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High Court of England and Wales rules on threats and jurisdiction in declaration for non-infringement *

United Kingdom - April 30 2012
In Samsung Electronics (UK) Ltd and others v Apple Inc [2012] EWHC 889 (Ch), the High Court of England and Wales considered several preliminary issues in a case involving Apple’s registered Community design for a tablet computer.

Co-authors: Alexander Harguth, Rohan Massey, Vincent Schröder, Boris Uphoff.

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Court of Justice of the European Union provides ruling on keyword jurisdiction *

European Union - April 30 2012
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), in Wintersteiger AG v Products 4U Sondermaschinenbau GmbH C-523/10, has ruled that under Article 5(3) of the Brussels Regulation, an advertiser that uses a keyword that infringes a national trade mark on a country-specific top-level domain (TLD) of a Member State other than the Member State where the national trade mark is registered, can be sued in its Member State of establishment.

Co-authors: Alexander Harguth, Rohan Massey, Vincent Schröder, Boris Uphoff.

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Court of Appeal of England and Wales considers “best” and “all reasonable” endeavours *

United Kingdom - April 30 2012
The Court of Appeal of England and Wales in Jet2.com Limited v Blackpool Airport Limited [2011] EWHC 1529 (Comm) has provided guidance on the enforceability of “best endeavours” and “all reasonable endeavours” clauses.

Co-authors: Alexander Harguth, Rohan Massey, Vincent Schröder, Boris Uphoff.

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