IP snapshot – December 2012 *

European Union, United Kingdom - December 20 2012
Bringing you regular news of key developments in intellectual property law.

Co-authors: Jeremy Morton , Tom Scourfield.

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AstraZeneca judgment: don’t game the system *

European Union - December 12 2012
In a long-awaited judgment dated 6 December 2012, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has confirmed that certain brand protection strategies may infringe the EU competition rules.

Co-authors: John Markham , David Marks .

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Approval of radical EU patents package *

European Union - December 12 2012
On 11 December 2012, the European Parliament approved a package of rules relating to an EU-wide patent system.

Co-authors: Jeremy Morton .

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Calculation of account of profits where repackager fails to give notice *

European Union - December 10 2012
Under well established case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) concerning pharmaceuticals and other products, an importer of branded goods from elsewhere within the EEA must comply with certain requirements to avoid trade mark infringement.

Co-authors: Lucy Kilshaw .

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IP snapshot - October 2012 *

European Union, Spain, United Kingdom - November 29 2012
In order to prove genuine use of a trade mark, a proprietor may rely on use of a form which is different from that registered, if the differences between the two forms does not alter the distinctive character of the trade mark.

Co-authors: Stuart Helmer, Tom Reid, Tom Scourfield, Susan Barty , Lucy Kilshaw .

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