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Carpmaels & Ransford LLP | Germany | 22 Dec 2020
On 18th December 2020 the German government approved the legislation required to ratify the Unified Patent Court Agreement. This allows the German…
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Carpmaels & Ransford LLP | European Union, United Kingdom | 18 Dec 2020
On 18th December 2020 the German government approved the legislation required to ratify the Unified Patent Court Agreement. This allows the German…
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Carpmaels & Ransford LLP | European Union, USA | 15 Dec 2020
For the past ten years or so the question of whether the right to claim priority has been validly transferred has been raised on a fairly regular…
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Carpmaels & Ransford LLP | European Union, United Kingdom | 14 Dec 2020
On 1st January 2021, owners of registered EU trade marks (EUTMs) and Community Designs (RCDs) will automatically obtain comparable UK rights. The new…
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Carpmaels & Ransford LLP | European Union, United Kingdom | 10 Dec 2020
As the UK’s departure from the EU’s legal system approaches in January 2021, more details are now available about how we expect the UK’s SPC system…
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Carpmaels & Ransford LLP | European Union, Germany | 10 Dec 2020
The CJEU arguably left little doubt as to the likely final verdict on Royalty Pharma’s SPC application for sitagliptin when it delivered its…
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Carpmaels & Ransford LLP | European Union, United Kingdom | 9 Dec 2020
EU trade mark (“EUTM”) oppositions and cancellations which are pending at the end of the transition period and rely on prior UK rights will be…
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Carpmaels & Ransford LLP | European Union, United Kingdom | 7 Dec 2020
Earlier this year, the UKIPO and EUIPO introduced some measures to deal with the impact of Covid-19 and the resulting disruption to businesses. In…
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Carpmaels & Ransford LLP | European Union, United Kingdom | 13 Nov 2020
From 1st January 2021, EU trade marks (EUTMs) and Registered Community Designs (RCDs) will no longer cover the UK. To compensate, owners of…
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Carpmaels & Ransford LLP | European Union | 13 Nov 2020
Almost all Opposition Division oral proceedings at the EPO will be held by video conference from 4th January 2021, regardless of whether the parties…