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Dawn Ellmore Employment

Will Mercedes-Benz’s Trade Marks for Electric Cars Infringe on a Chinese Car Maker?

Global automobile manufacturer Mercedes-Benz is well known for its luxury vehicles, buses, coaches, and trucks.  The company is now expanding into electric cars and will create a new “EQ” sub-brand for a range of electric vehicles to include two saloons… Continue Reading →

House Music DJ Deadmau5 vs Cat Clothing & Accessories Retailer in Trade Mark Lawsuit over Meowington Name

Cat themed clothing and accessories online retailer Meowingtons LLC  recently filed a trade mark complaint at the US District Court for the Southern District of Florida against well-known House DJ Deadmau5 (Canadian music producer Joel Zimmerman) who is trying to… Continue Reading →

Novartis’s Patent on Transplant Drug Zortress Invalidated

A US federal judge recently invalidated a Novartis AG patent on its transplantation medicine drug Zortress.  Zortress is a prescription medicine (approved in 2010 and contains the generic ingredient everolimus) used to prevent transplant rejection in people who have received… Continue Reading →

Update on Latest Developments of the Unified Patent Court (UPC)

The introduction of the Unitary Patent (a single patent covering 25 countries) and the establishment of a new patent court, the Unified Patent Court (UPC) will affect holders of existing European Patents as well as those seeking new protection for inventions…. Continue Reading →

UK Patent Extension on HIV-treatment Drug Atripla Lost in High Court Ruling

Atripla (owned by pharmaceutical companies Merck, BMS and Gilead) is a single-tablet containing a combination of three drugs: Sustiva (efavirenz), Viread (tenofovir disoproxil fumarate) and Emtriva (emtricitabine) for use by people living with HIV.  Atripla was approved by the US… Continue Reading →

IBM Files Patent Application for Futuristic Drone Pet-sitter

IBM recently filed a patent application for a drone that can function as a mechanized pet-sitter to watch over dogs and cats when their owners are away at work.  The pet-sitter drone is similar to a standard drone but it… Continue Reading →

Bentley Motors Loses Invalidity Trade Mark Action against Bentley Clothing at UKIPO

British manufacturer & marketer of luxury cars Bentley Motors recently lost a trade mark invalidity action (filed in 2015) against UK based Bentley clothing company over the use of the “Bentley” trade mark on clothing lines. Bentley Motors (launched in… Continue Reading →

Disney’s Oscar Winning Film Zootopia Faces US Copyright Lawsuit

American film producer, director and animator Gary Goldman has filed a copyright lawsuit against Disney concerning their 3D film Zootopia which grossed more than $1 billion worldwide and won Best Animated Feature Film at the 2017 Oscars. Gary who has over… Continue Reading →

WIPO Announced Record Number of International Patent Applications

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) recently announced a record number of international patent applications filed in 2016 at 233,000 patent applications filed, this represented a 7% increase from 2015.  The technology sectors responsible for the most worldwide patent applications… Continue Reading →

£270m Technology Commitment from UK Government in Spring Budget

The UK Government recently announced in the latest Spring budget that £270 million was to be allocated to launch an Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund.  The fund is expected to support R&D in universities and businesses resulting in innovation in the… Continue Reading →

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