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Welcome to Withers & Rogers news. This section is broken down into three headings:- intellectual property news in general which looks at major IP changes and trends in particular countries, territories or indeed across the world in general; industry news and case law which concentrates on particular sectors and key decisions in law and their probable implication for our clients; and W&R news, a look at things that are going on at our firm.

For those who want to trace back news stories over a longer period of time, there is an archive section structured in the same way.

Most recent news stories

• Rolls-Royce presses ahead with US patent infringement claim | 27th August, 2010

  Rolls-Royce’s decision to file a complaint alleging infringement of its swept fan blade patent by United Technologies Corporation (UTC) - owner of jet engine giant, Pratt & Whitney – highlights the importance of being prepared to police inventions a...more...

• ECJ ruling in 'smell alike' case is victory for brand owners - Court of Appeal reluctantly follows ECJ guidance | 25th August, 2010

  The UK Court of Appeal has reluctantly confirmed the decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union (formerly the ECJ) in the case of L’Oreal and Bellure.   The ECJ’s decision was issued in 2009 and answered questions originally referred to ...more...

• Can a Priority Document "Kill" its Children? | 27th July, 2010

  In a recent decision of a Technical Board of Appeal (TBA), T680/08, the European Patent Office emphasised the strict approach that they take to entitlement to priority. more...

• W&R to speak on "How to make money out of IP" | 27th July, 2010

  David Elsy and Joanna Westwood, two members of the W&R Life Science and Chemistry group based in the Midlands office, are to facilitate a seminar on "How to make money out of Intellectual Property (IP)" through Medlinik. more...

• EPO Enlarged Board to Consider Disclaimers Again | 23rd July, 2010

  A Technical Board of Appeal (TBA) of the European Patent Office (EPO) has recently referred a question to the Enlarged Board of Appeal (EBA) concerning disclaimers in patent claims.  In particular, the EBA has been asked to consider whether it is pos...more...