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In setting aside a refusal order, the Calcutta High Court has ruled that pre-grant opposition and ex ...
Wed, 11 Mar 2026 10:20:00 +0100
While the UDRP can be a fast and cost-effective way to recover domain names registered in bad faith, ...
Wed, 11 Mar 2026 10:20:00 +0100
The administration is using the strengthened protection framework to counter foreign actors weaponis ...
Wed, 11 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +0100
Law firm Lee & Hayes PC urged a Washington federal judge to reject a former client's effort to escap ...
Tue, 10 Mar 2026 23:27:30 +0100
Several intellectual property groups have urged the U.S. Supreme Court to use a case involving "skin ...
Tue, 10 Mar 2026 22:37:33 +0100
A New York federal judge has trimmed a singer-songwriter's copyright lawsuit accusing rapper Travis ...
Tue, 10 Mar 2026 22:26:48 +0100
Ahead of a planned April trial, an Eastern District of Texas magistrate judge has sanctioned Samsung ...
Tue, 10 Mar 2026 21:47:31 +0100
A federal magistrate judge in New York ordered OpenAI to furnish an executive's personal journal alo ...
Tue, 10 Mar 2026 21:32:01 +0100
Media metadata company Gracenote alleges in a lawsuit filed Tuesday in Manhattan federal court that ...
Tue, 10 Mar 2026 21:31:50 +0100
AIPLA argues the Federal Circuit's Alice Step Two has revived the pre-1952 'inventive concept' inqui ...
Tue, 10 Mar 2026 21:13:00 +0100
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. has settled two suits brought by a semiconductor research company that a ...
Tue, 10 Mar 2026 20:31:31 +0100

Notices From the Offices

Publication date 11 March 2026.
Wed, 11 Mar 2026 04:30:04 +0100
This report looks at how design protection in the UK is being used and makes suggestions for potential reform.
Mon, 09 Mar 2026 12:54:33 +0100
Three-year funding commitment alongside new industry partnership pilot.
Mon, 09 Mar 2026 11:00:06 +0100
The Intellectual Property Office (IPO) is increasing fees for patents, trade marks and designs from 1 April 2026.
Mon, 09 Mar 2026 10:16:04 +0100
How to object and challenge someone else's trade mark and details of any legal costs involved.
Mon, 09 Mar 2026 06:47:56 +0100
This paper examines gender disparities in intellectual property (IP) awareness and participation, us ...
Mon, 09 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0100
Development and Pitching of Audiovisual Projects: A guide for independent filmmakers looks at the mo ...
Mon, 09 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0100
Rights Clearance: A guide for independent filmmakers will help filmmakers to understand and incorpor ...
Mon, 09 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0100
International patent applications filed through WIPO's Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) rose 0.7% in ...
Fri, 06 Mar 2026 08:30:00 +0100
Analysis of female representation among inventors listed on UK published patent applications from 1997 to 2024.
Thu, 05 Mar 2026 12:30:01 +0100
The Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) fee structure will change on 1 April 2026
Thu, 05 Mar 2026 12:04:05 +0100

IP Decisions

In der Beschwerdesache…betreffend die Marke 30 2014 008 508hat der 26. Senat (Marken-Beschwerdesen ...
Tue, 10 Mar 2026 22:09:16 +0100
NeuschwansteinerFür das Vorliegen einer freihaltebedürftigen geographischen Herkunftsangabe von Or ...
Fri, 06 Mar 2026 22:07:35 +0100
Hinweis der Dokumentationsstelle des Bundespatentgerichts:Rechtsbeschwerde zugelassen - jedoch nicht eingelegt
Thu, 05 Mar 2026 22:09:00 +0100
Stahlkolben Ob Figuren in Patentveröffentlichungen als lediglich schematische Darstellungen anzuseh ...
Thu, 05 Mar 2026 22:09:00 +0100
Jura To Go 1. Die Bezeichnung „to go“ wird in der Werbesprache seit Langem als Hinweis auf die s ...
Wed, 04 Mar 2026 22:09:59 +0100
In der Beschwerdesache…betreffend die Marke 30 2015 033 808hat der 28. Senat (Marken-Beschwerdesen ...
Tue, 03 Mar 2026 22:08:57 +0100
In der Beschwerdesache…betreffend die Markenanmeldung 30 2008 058 242.1hat der 28. Senat (Marken-B ...
Wed, 18 Feb 2026 22:08:44 +0100
Kontaktplanprogramm-ErzeugungsvorrichtungZur Bestimmung der „Aufgabe“ einer Erfindung.
Tue, 03 Feb 2026 22:08:07 +0100
Logistikverfahren – personenlose Auslieferung von WarenZur Bestimmung der „Aufgabe“ einer Erfindung.
Thu, 29 Jan 2026 22:09:07 +0100
In der Beschwerdesache…betreffend die Marke 30 2017 217 014hat der 29. Senat (Marken-Beschwerdesen ...
Fri, 23 Jan 2026 22:08:13 +0100
In der Patentnichtigkeitssache…gegen…,…,betreffend das europäische Patent EP 1 788 453(DE 60 ...
Thu, 22 Jan 2026 22:08:30 +0100

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