The proposed Unified Patent Court fee for revocation proceedings is €20,000. The EPO fee for opposition proceedings is €775. David Lewin expands on how and why you should be taking full strategic ...

Data published by Haseltine Lake reveals trends in European patent oppositions in 2017, as well as data on opponents, opposed patents, IPC subclasses and decisions A recent newsletter from Haseltine ...

With much surprise to both the EUIPO and most of the legal IP community, the General Court (GC) in a judgment of 16 March 2022 in case Nowhere v. EUIPO holds that UK passing off rights remain valid ...

The typical process in these jurisdictions is for local IP offices to examine new trademark applications on absolute grounds, which are then published and opened for third-party opposition based on ...

In European patent oppositions, the term ‘straw person’ is used to describe a person, natural or legal, who files an opposition against a patent on behalf of a third party, with the real opponent ...