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June 2017

Coreg Patent Trial results in a $235 Million Win for GlaxoSmithKline from Teva Pharmaceuticals

A US jury recently ordered Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd to pay GlaxoSmithKline Plc $235 million ($234.1 million in lost profits and $1.4 million in royalties) for infringing a patent covering its blood pressure drug Coreg. A US federal jury found… Continue Reading →

Amazon Patents Shopping Control Technology

Amazon has reportedly developed and patented technology that prevents customers using its bricks and mortar stores for comparison shopping via their smartphones. The technology is referred to as “Physical Store Online Shopping Control” on the patent application. According to the… Continue Reading →

Huawei Considers Next Step Following Receipt of UK Court’s First Ever ‘FRAND’ Injunction

The Chinese networking and telecommunications equipment company Huawei technologies (ranked second in a list of the top 10 PCT patent applicants for 2016) was recently subject to the UK’s first ever patent infringement fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory (FRAND) injunction.  A… Continue Reading →

Taj Mahal Palace is the First Indian Building to Become an Official Trade Mark

The Taj Mahal Palace was built in 1903 and acted as a triangulation point for the Indian Navy to show them the way towards the harbour.  The Taj Mahal Palace, an iconic 114-year-old building, in Mumbai, India has just become… Continue Reading →

Gene Simmons Tried to Trademark Devils Horns Rock Hand Gesture but Withdrew USPTO Application

Israeli-American hard rock bass guitarist and singer for the hard rock band Kiss Gene Simmons has been in the IP news recently after he attempted to trademark a hand gesture he claimed he invented. In the trade mark application to… Continue Reading →

Asian-American Rock Band The Slants Won Supreme Court Ruling in Trade Mark Dispute over Band Name

Asian-American rock band The Slants recently won a US Supreme Court Ruling in a trade mark dispute over the band’s name that some regard as an ethnic slur. The band initially tried to register the band’s name as a trade… Continue Reading →

Unified Patent Court System on Hold after German Ratification Suspension

The German ratifying legislation had been passed by the country’s parliament and was ready for signature by the German president.  The Unified Patent Court (UPC) system in Europe has been put on hold after the Germany’s Constitutional Court formally requested… Continue Reading →

Amazon Patents System of Storing Stock Underwater

Amazon filed for a patent entitled “Aquatic storage facilities” in September 2016 that was recently granted.  The aim of this patented system is to increase warehouse space by increasing storage space by depth. The proposed system would create underground warehouses… Continue Reading →

First Design Appeal Decision from the UK IPO

The Intellectual Property Act 2014 introduced a new appeal regime for designs.  The system of appeals to an Appointed Person acts as an alternative to the route of appealing to the High Court. This case was significant because it was the first… Continue Reading →

Need a Second Opinion whilst out Shopping? Adobe’s Latest Patent may have the Answer!

Shopping has often been referred to as a national pastime.  Most people love shopping for new purchasers, in fact research from the Great British Wardrobe Report found that people in the UK spend an average of £1042 per year on… Continue Reading →

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