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Is the Unilin decision a sledgehammer to crack a nut?

  • Wragge & Co LLP
  • -
  • European Union, United Kingdom
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  • February 2 2011

It is now several years since the Court of Appeal gave its controversial decision in Unilin v Berry

Young at heart? The 'informed user' in design law

  • Wragge & Co LLP
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  • European Union
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  • October 25 2011

In one of its first rulings on substantive Community design law the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) provides guidance on some of the key issues surrounding Registered Community Designs

Special things made simple: a summary of the evaluation of trade mark distinctiveness for advertising slogans

  • Wragge & Co LLP
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  • European Union
  • -
  • July 19 2012

In the case of Smart Technologies ULC v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market the Court of Justice of the European Union summarised the approach to be taken when assessing the distinctiveness of trade marks - particularly, advertising slogans

Unitary patent agreement stalled by European Parliament

  • Wragge & Co LLP
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  • European Union
  • -
  • July 9 2012

The European Union (EU) is moving closer to achieving the long awaited unitary patent after the European Council issued its decision on the proposed European Unified Patent Court (UPC

Another win for perfume brands before the CJEU

  • Wragge & Co LLP
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  • European Union, Germany
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  • July 23 2010

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has confirmed that perfume testers that were marked "Not for Sale" were not put on the market in the European Economic Area (EEA) by the marks' proprietors or with its consent in accordance with Article 13(1) of the Community Trade Mark Regulation (EC) No 4094 (the Regulation)and Article 7(1) of the Trade Marks Directive (the Directive

The scope of the DNA patents - ECJ's decision in Monsanto v Cefetra

  • Wragge & Co LLP
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  • European Union
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  • July 7 2010

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has handed down its decision on the scope of protection to be afforded to DNA sequence patents

'Words' prevail over 'subject-matter': the CJEU gives its judgment in the cases of Medeva and Georgetown University

  • Wragge & Co LLP
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  • European Union
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  • November 25 2011

Both Medeva and Georgetown University had patents relating to individual vaccines

CJEU provides clarity on the sending and receiving of data

  • Wragge & Co LLP
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  • European Union
  • -
  • October 24 2012

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has provided guidance on whether website use of the content of a database protected by the sui generis database right amounts to 'extraction' or 're-utilisation' for the purpose of assessing infringement. It has also confirmed where that use is to be regarded as having taken place

Big boost for brands

  • Wragge & Co LLP
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  • European Union, United Kingdom
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  • June 18 2009

In a dispute concerning downmarket fragrances intended to be smell-a-likes for several of L'Oreal's famous perfumes, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has provided guidance to the UK Court of Appeal which will be welcomed by many brand owners

Sofia, so good? First IP reference to the ECJ from Bulgaria clarifies the scope of protection for databases

  • Wragge & Co LLP
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  • Bulgaria, European Union
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  • March 18 2009

The right to prohibit extraction and re-utilisation of a substantial part of a protected database was established more than a decade ago by Directive 969EC (the Database Directive

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