Intellectual Property UK

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Latest News in Intellectual Property UK

  • July 17, 2026

    InterDigital Drops Amazon UPC Case For Arbitration

    InterDigital has formally dropped its bid to block Amazon from infringing its video streaming intellectual property at Europe's patent court after the two companies agreed to resolve their dispute through arbitration.   

  • July 17, 2026

    Anne Frank Ruling Balances Public Access And IP Online

    A ruling by Europe's highest court that geo-blocking measures can sufficiently restrict public access to works from territories where copyright remains in force strikes an effective balance between protecting territorial IP rights and allowing public domain works to proliferate, experts say.

  • July 17, 2026

    UPC Scraps Inspection For Reactor Used In EU Research

    Europe's patent court has revoked an inspection order that allowed a sustainable technology company to open up a rival's containers to check whether a hydrogen reactor was infringing its patent, as the reactor was clearly being used for experimental purposes as part of an EU research project. 

  • July 17, 2026

    Nutella Can't Bin Mushroom Extract Brand 'Nutera' TM

    Chocolate giant Ferrero has failed to persuade European officials that shoppers would see "Nutera"-branded vitamin drinks and think they were linked to Ferrero's popular "Nutella" hazelnut chocolate spread, as their markets don't overlap enough.  

  • July 17, 2026

    Axed Sports Data Employee Denies Misusing Confidential Info

    A former employee of a sports data firm has denied misusing any confidential information in breach of his employment contract, telling a London court that he emailed himself documents only to preserve evidence during a "flawed" disciplinary process.

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