一般消息 UPC 可处理对 EPO 决定提出的质疑 19th October 2023 为促进统一专利法院 (UPC) 和单一专利 (UP) 的生效采取了一系列措施，其中包括委托欧洲专利局 (EPO) 处理一系列有关单一专利的管理任务，包括管理 UP 请求并确保该等请求以正确的语言在正确的时间段内提交。
The ‘Milk’ ban: A sour decision for Oatly, and a wake-up call for plant-based food brands As of yesterday, Oatly and other plant-based brand owners can no longer use the word ‘milk’ (or other dairy related terms) in relation to plant-based products in the UK. Dairy industry groups see the decision as protecting consumers and traditional long-established dairy terms. Plant-based brands are likely to see it as a constraint on creative and sustainability-led marketing. Either way, the decision has significant practical implications. Visit UK site
Webinar - UPC in focus: Insights on inventive step, preliminary objections & confidentiality Drawing from practical experience having represented both defendants and claimants, UPC litigators Alex Rogers and Greg Ward will provide insights into some topical issues at the UPC. Visit UK site
UK Supreme Court hands down landmark Emotional Perception AI decision Today, the UK Supreme Court delivered a landmark judgment addressing the patentability of AI systems. In Emotional Perception AI Ltd v Comptroller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks, the Court has reshaped the legal framework governing the assessment of patent applications for Computer Implemented Inventions in the UK. Visit UK site
It’s not whether an invention is immoral, but when that matters: Article 53(a) EPC and T 2510/18 Matt England explores the EPO's approach to Article 53(a) EPC, showing that an invention is excluded from patentability only if its commercial exploitation is immoral, not because of the circumstances of its derivation, as confirmed in T 2510/18. Visit UK site
HLK has another success at the UPC HLK’s client, Establishment Labs, has prevailed in a preliminary objection at the Unified Patent Court. In this case, Establishment Labs is suing GC Aesthetics group and its Belgian distributor at the UPC for infringement of its European Patent No. 3 107 487 B1 relating to soft tissue body implants. Visit UK site
Brand Appeal Welcome to the February edition of Brand Appeal, our monthly e-publication, reporting on legal issues affecting brand owners. This month we are considering some common misunderstandings as to UK trade mark law and procedure. Visit UK site
