Published: February 13, 2026 Don’t cry over spilled plant-based drinks In a decision issued on 11 February, the UK Supreme Court ruled that the mark “POST MILK GENERATION”...
Published: February 11, 2026 Landmark ruling from the UK Supreme Court for software-related inventions A ruling issued by the UK’s Supreme Court on 11 February signals a change in the way many...
Published: January 20, 2026 Triton Showers overcomes patent infringement action at the Court of Appeal Norcros Group (Holdings) Limited (Triton Showers) appealed the decision of the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court that found Kohler Mira’s...
Published: June 25, 2025 Would you recognise a ‘diamond’ in the rough? The Supreme Court hands down its judgment in Iconix v Dream Pairs It is rare to have one Supreme Court decision concerning trade mark law, but to have two in...
Published: June 10, 2025 Exhaustion of IP rights and parallel trade: the UK+ regime maintained The UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) has recently published the government’s response to the consultation on the UK’s...
Published: February 5, 2025 UK Court of Appeal blocks the potential for UK second medical use SPCs No second medical use SPCs in the UK As reported previously, following an appeal lodged by Merck Serono...
Published: February 4, 2025 Brand Owners Rejoice! Thatchers v Aldi: the Cloudy Lemon Cider Lookalike Introduction In a recent “lookalike” case, which pitted a low-cost supermarket chain against a major cider producer, the...
Published: December 13, 2024 UK Supreme Court set to rule on patentability of AI The UK Supreme Court has granted Emotional Perception AI permission to appeal a decision of the UK Court of...
Published: November 19, 2024 Supreme Court reaches decision in Sky v SkyKick case The long-awaited Supreme Court judgment of Sky v SkyKick was released on 13 November 2024. The decision addresses...
Published: August 29, 2024 Potential for second medical use SPCs in the UK? The ability to obtain SPCs in Europe to extend patents for new therapeutic uses of known products, i.e....
Published: July 26, 2024 Normal service resumed for patentability of AI inventions On 19 July 2024, the Court of Appeal handed down its judgement in Comptroller-General of Patents, Designs and...
