Archive - March 2014
The EPO on Second Medical Use Claims, Witness Testimony and Oral Disclosures
13 March 2014Read more >A recent far-reaching decision of a Technical Board of Appeal of the EPO (T2003/08) reviewed: (i) whether means for achieving a therapeutic effect can be protected by a Swiss-style second medical use claim; (ii) whether witnesses should be heard if they attend a hearing having not first confirmed receipt of a summons from the EPO; […]
Undiluted: CJEU Critical of General Court’s Decision in Wolf Trade Mark Battle
13 March 2014Read more >In 2012, we commented on the impact of the decision of the General Court in Environmental Manufacturing LLP v OHIM & Société Elmar Wolf . This decision was subsequently appealed to the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”), which made its decision on the merits of the appeal on 14 November 2013 (Case […]
Withers & Rogers to sponsor the Nordic IPR Forum 2014
12 March 2014Read more >Withers & Rogers LLP is once again sponsoring the annual Nordic IPR Forum. The event will run from 25 to 27 March and will be held at The Brewery Conference Centre in Stockholm, Sweden. Now in its 11th year, the Nordic IPR Forum is the longest running intellectual property rights event in Scandinavia and aims […]
Withers & Rogers to sponsor the Nordic IPR Forum 2014
12 March 2014Read more >Withers & Rogers LLP is once again sponsoring the annual Nordic IPR Forum. The event will run from 25 to 27 March and will be held at The Brewery Conference Centre in Stockholm, Sweden. Now in its 11th year, the Nordic IPR Forum is the longest running intellectual property rights event in Scandinavia and aims […]
