Intellectual property news and updates

The European Patent Office guidelines have been updated concerning the recordal of a transfer of a European patent application.

We take a look at the recent key decision made by the CJEU in the Doceram v CeramTec case, as well as considering other previous design cases that have resulted in the exclusion of designs based solely on technical function.

The General Court has ruled that Crocs' registered design is invalid. We highlight the lessons to be learnt.

With the UK’s ratification of the Hague Agreement, from 13 June 2018 UK applicants can obtain a UK registered design right directly via the Hague system.

We analyse the European Union's proposals announced within the Draft Withdrawal Agreement.

It is now possible to include up to 43 countries in an European patent application after the validation agreement between Tunisia and the EPO on the 1 December 2017.

Patent filings related to virtual reality technology are increasing. We take a look at developments in VR and how best to protect this technology.

We consider how intellectual property can be protected in the next digital revolution of technology.

From 19th January 2018, India has made its design data available within Designview following on from Japan joining on the 4th January.

Sean Connery has recently trademarked his own name in a move that has become increasingly popular among celebrities. We consider what the benefits are.