Podcast: Brexitproof your trade marks and designs

Podcast: Brexitproof your trade marks and designs – what you need to know

The first in a series of podcasts designed to help businesses prepare for the end of the Brexit transition period, featuring Tom Farrand, Michael Shaw, Heather Williams and John Ferdinand.

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- 30 March 2023

That’s a wrap! CJEU confirms position on protection for designs dictated by technical function

"Think about the common sense answer and then it's probably something else!" - that's what I always say to anyone I'm training when they ask me a question about a specific piece of IP law.

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- 30 March 2023

Nike block MAX 1 for Verstappen

Max Verstappen's plans to launch a MAX 1 clothing range have run into a roadblock, as Nike successfully oppose his Benelux trade mark application on the basis of their rights in AIR MAX.

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- 24 March 2023

Preliminary position on priority published

As we reported in early 2022, the Enlarged Board of Appeal of the EPO are considering two pending referrals (G1/22 and G2/22) regarding the question of entitlement to priority. A hearing has now been set for 26 May 2023, and the Enlarged Board have now issued a preliminary opinion setting out the points to be discussed.