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Mary Smillie Bird & Bird

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OHIM Board of Decision regarding 3-D mark to be appealed to the General Court *

European Union - May 6 2011
Voss obtained a registration for the three-dimensional Community Trade Mark (CTM) for a bottle (illustrated below) in relation to Class 32 (Beers, non-alcoholic drinks, water) and Class 33 (Alcoholic beverages except beers).


The first European judgments regarding orphan medicinal products *

European Union - January 31 2011
The first judgments considering Orphan Drugs on a European level were handed down by the General Court on 9 September 2010.


UK Court of Appeal upholds decision on sandwich packaging patent *

United Kingdom - July 21 2010
This recently decided case concerns a patent owned by Rapid Action Packaging Limited (RAP) for a carton to hold sandwiches.


Consolidation in UK’s cider industry *

United Kingdom - July 21 2010
The UK Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has issued its decision regarding the purchase of the business and assets of the Constellation Group (trading as Gaymers Cider) by the C & C Group who own Magners cider.


Court of Appeal refers further questions on the interpretation of the SPC Regulation to the ECJ *

European Union, United Kingdom - December 15 2009
On 10 May 2009, the High Court handed down its judgment in Generics (UK) Limited v Synaptech Inc holding that the "first authorisation to place the product on the market in the Community" in Article 13 of the EC Council Regulation 1768/92 (the "SPC Regulation") referred only to marketing authorisations granted in accordance with Directive 65/65/EEC.


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