Intellectual Property UK

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Latest News in Intellectual Property UK

  • July 03, 2026

    Otis Elevator Patent Rises Above Kone's EPO Attacks

    Otis Elevator has defeated its rival Kone's bid to nix an Otis patent over a system protecting elevator cars from power surges, with an appellate board ruling that other engineers wouldn't have taken the same route. 

  • July 03, 2026

    UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London

    The past week in London, Russia's state development bank was sued in a commercial fraud claim involving military GPS technology, one of Nike's subsidiaries brought an intellectual property claim against a menswear company owner, BlackBerry re-opened a $6.49 million claim against its South Asian licensee and CBRE property services filed a claim against CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP. 

  • July 03, 2026

    US Biotech Loses UPC Bid To Block Rival's Biopsy Kit Sales

    An American oncology company has failed to persuade a European appeals court to stop a Swiss rival from selling biopsy tests, as judges found the U.S. business had waited too long to seek a preliminary injunction.

  • July 03, 2026

    Fresenius Defeats EU Patent Bid For Dialysis Device

    A Japanese medical device maker has lost a patent over a blood purification device for dialysis patients, failing to prove to European officials that its automated feature that determines whether needles are still connected to a patient was new. 

  • July 03, 2026

    Hotels Biz Loses UK 'Pullman' TM Over Real Estate Services

    Hotels group Accor has lost a trademark over the historic "Pullman" name that covered real estate services, as officials found there was no evidence that it had genuinely used the sign to market broader services such as rental units.

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