Intellectual property news and updates

We outline the key changes that have come about from the new EU Trade Mark Directive.

There will be significant changes to trade mark legislation in Canada from 17 June 2019.

New legislation came into force on the 1 January 2019 although no significant cases have yet been decided by the new IP tibunal.

The EU 'BIG MAC' trade mark was cancelled by the EU Intellectual Property Office last week as McDonald's did not submit enough evidence of use.

This long running trade mark dispute provides a useful reminder of the vulnerability of a trade mark if the mark becomes a commonly used name for the good it is registered for.

Annual European patent applications relating to self-driving vehicles have risen significantly. We summarise the recent report from the EPO and give our take.

Wilson Gunn named as one of the UK's top-filing firms of registered designs as CITMA publish their review.

On 9th November 2018, amendements to the regulations governing the filing of Hague agreement applications were announced.

The Supreme Court has handed down a decision in the litigation of Warner-Lambert versus Actavis and Mylan that highlights the importance of including enough information to prove the viability of an invention.

The UK government published the Draft Agreement on the withdrawal of the UK from the EU on the 14th November. We take a look at what information has been provided about intellectual property rights.