Zoe Fuller
Bird & Bird LLP
Articles
Year in Review: notable 2020 patent cases in the UK
United Kingdom - October 5 2021 In a much-anticipated judgment, the UK Supreme Court held that the English court can settle the terms of a FRAND licence on a global basis, where a…
Henry Elliott, Bryony Gold, Chris de Mauny, Tristan Sherliker, Katharine Stephens, William Warne
IP case report for February 2015
European Union, United Kingdom - March 25 2015 The GC upheld the BoA's decision to reject the application on the basis that the mark was devoid of distinctive character under Art 7(1)(b). The BoA…
IP case report for January 2015
United Kingdom - January 1 2015 The GC partially annulled the BoA's finding that there was no likelihood of confusion between the marks under Art 8(1)(b). The BoA had correctly…
IP case report - August 2014
European Union - October 17 2014 The CJ has provided guidance on questions relating to the interpretation of 'service' within the meaning of Article 2 of the Directive. Netto filed a…
IP case report - September 2014
United Kingdom - October 17 2014 Birss J held that the use of the word PINK by Victoria's Secret on its clothing and as the name of its retail outlets infringed Thomas Pink's…
