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A word on plausibility and subsequent resumption of stayed proceedings
In November 2021, a Technical Board of Appeal referred to the Enlarged Board of Appeal regarding the notion of Plausibility and how it should be approached before the EPO.
Increased burden of proof for owners of well-known trademarks
The decision of the General Court of European Union (December 7, 2022, T-623/21, EU:T:2022:776, Puma SE / EUIPO – Vaillant GmbH) has been widely commented by the IP community.
Safety net(s) in case of a rejection of a request for a Unitary Patent
The Unitary Patent (UP) has to be requested at the latest 1 month after the publication of the grant of a European Patent.
However, if certain formalities are not met, such a request for unitary effect may be rejected. The rejection may be pronounced by the European Patent Office (EPO) or by the Unified Patent Court (UPC).
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The entry into force of the Unified Patent Jurisdiction is coming, how to be prepared?
Following our dedicated breakfast conference on March 16 in Paris and in view of the approaching launch of the Unified Patent Jurisdiction and the Patent with Unitary Effect, the Journal Spécial des Sociétés has published an article.
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MetaBirkin case: deafeating dissimulation and deceptive appearance!
On 8 February 2023, the New York Court found the American artist Mason Rothschild guilty of counterfeit and dilution of the registered trademark BIRKIN for marketing under the name “MetaBirkins” NFTs representing faux-fur-covered handbags whose shape was inspired by the iconic Birkin bag from Hermès.