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Intellectual Property Office consults on Government plans to implement Hargreaves recommendations on modernising copyright law

15 December 2011 | Paul Gershlick

The Intellectual Property Office has issued a consultation on the Government’s plans to update copyright law and implement the recommendations coming out of the Hargreaves Review from earlier this year....

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Small claims service for IP claims announced

25 November 2011 | Simon Weinberg

The Intellectual Property Office has announced that it will introduce a small-claims service for intellectual property cases, which will be heard in the Patents County Court. The Hargreaves Digital Opportunity...

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IPO gives Cadbury sweet victory by allowing it to register purple mark

14 November 2011 | Simon Weinberg

The Intellectual Property Office (IPO) has allowed Cadbury, the chocolate manufacturer, to register a specific shade of purple as a UK trade mark for chocolate-based products. Cadbury’s application had...

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Another appeal against exclusion from patentability allowed by the High Court – Re Protecting Kids the World Over Ltd, High Court

14 November 2011 | Mark Weston

Following the decision of the High Court in Halliburton, the High Court has now allowed an appeal against the decision of an Intellectual Property Office (IPO) hearing officer that had prevented the registration...

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Patent application allowed after rejection for mental act

13 November 2011 | Mark Weston

Hewlett-Packard applied to register a patent for a computer implemented method of selecting an image to insert into an electronic document. An Intellectual Property Office examiner initially rejected the...

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IPO Guide warns businesses against the sale of fakes at work

28 September 2011 | Simon Weinberg

The Intellectual Property Office has published a guide which states that businesses need to be vigilant to prevent employees using work equipment and services to sell counterfeit goods. The aim of the...

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Modernising plans for IP in the UK announced

21 August 2011 | Simon Weinberg

The Government has announced plans to modernise intellectual property laws in the UK based on the recommendations of the Hargreaves Report. The Government hopes that the changes will provide much needed...

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Intellectual Property Office consults on Bolar patent exceptions

28 June 2011 | Simon Weinberg

The Intellectual Property Office (IPO) has started a consultation to investigate concerns over the Bolar exemption under section 60(5)(i) of the Patents Act 1977, which allows the performance of certain...

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Hargreaves Digital Opportunity Report of intellectual property published

6 June 2011 | Mark Weston

Professor Ian Hargreaves has published his report on intellectual property rights that had been commissioned by David Cameron in November last year. His report makes ten recommendations, which include...

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IPO receives complaint about Tesco yogurt trade mark application

15 April 2011 | Simon Weinberg | 1 comment

Eckes-Granni, the German food manufacturer, has filed its opposition with the UK’s Intellectual Property Office to Tesco’s registered trade mark application for its new ‘Yoo’ range of yogurts. The...

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Latest news and views tagged IPO

Intellectual Property Office consults on Government plans to implement Hargreaves recommendations on modernising copyright law

Small claims service for IP claims announced

IPO gives Cadbury sweet victory by allowing it to register purple mark

Another appeal against exclusion from patentability allowed by the High Court – Re Protecting Kids the World Over Ltd, High Court

Patent application allowed after rejection for mental act

IPO Guide warns businesses against the sale of fakes at work

Modernising plans for IP in the UK announced

Intellectual Property Office consults on Bolar patent exceptions

Hargreaves Digital Opportunity Report of intellectual property published

IPO receives complaint about Tesco yogurt trade mark application

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