Neil Thomson
Boult Wade Tennant LLP
Articles
Insights: Update on EU patent protection and Brexit
United Kingdom, European Union - September 27 2018 There is no “one size fits all” approach to Brexit. We recommend discussing strategies with your usual advisor. Only a few areas of UK patent law...
Registered Designs and Technical Function: CJEU Gives Guidance
European Union - March 13 2018 In a ruling published last week, the CJEU has provided clarification as to when features of appearance of a product are solely dictated by the...
CJEU rules on effect of product indication on EU registered designs
United Kingdom, European Union - October 6 2017 Helpfully for applicants of EU registered designs the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has confirmed that the product indication of an EU...
UK designs - first appeal to an Appointed Person
United Kingdom - June 16 2017 The system of appeals to an Appointed Person for UK designs decisions was introduced in the Intellectual Property Act 2014, and the first decision of...
Insights: UK joining Hague Agreement
United Kingdom, European Union - May 24 2017 Users of registered designs will be pleased to hear that the UK Minister for Intellectual Property, Jo Johnson, has recently stated that the UK will...
