Q&A

DWF Director Eyes More IP Growth After Oatly TM Win

By Alex Baldwin

Coming off its victory at one of the highest-profile U.K. trademark disputes in recent years, DWF Group has high hopes for the future of the intellectual property practice. Here, director Asima Rana talks to Law360 about the challenges of the case and the growing demand for IP work in the U.K.

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English Outstrips German As Dominant Language At UPC

By Jamie Lennox

The Unified Patent Court has revealed that English is now the dominant language in disputes at the European forum, seeing off German despite the popularity of its divisions in cities such as Munich and Düsseldorf.

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Samsung Must Pay ZTE $392M For Phone Patent Licensing

By Hanna Vioque

A London judge ordered the South Korean tech giant Samsung to pay $392 million on Friday to use ZTE's portfolio of standard essential patents for mobile phones, a big cut from the $731 million sought by the Chinese rival in a long-running dispute over fair license terms. 

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Christian Dior Can't Block Polish Co.'s 'Di-O' TM For Tobacco

By Hanna Vioque

LVMH Group's Christian Dior has failed to convince European officials to nix a Polish company's trademark application for "DI—O," as it covered cigarettes and tobacco products that had nothing to do with the luxury perfumer's fragrances.

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Roundup

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

By Laura Stewart Liberty

The past week in London has seen a Swiss energy trader bring a Financial List claim against shipping benchmarking company Baltic Exchange, law firm Slater and Gordon sued by a former client, Slack and Salesforce hit Microsoft with an antitrust claim, and Stephen Fry bring a personal injury claim after he broke bones falling off a stage. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.

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