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The Claimant, Avago Technologies, sued the Defendants, Tesla Germany and Tesla Manufacturing, for infringement of a European Patent.  The Patent was only still in force in Germany.  Although the Patent was granted in English, the proceedings were conducted in German.

Earlier this year it was reported that Meghan Markle, The Duchess of Sussex, was launching a new lifestyle brand “American Riviera Orchard”. However, there has been multiple reports that the brand has suffered a major setback in its attempts to register its name as a trade mark at the USPTO. Dehns Partner, Alison Hague, takes a look at what lies behind these stories.

The Munich seat of the UPC’s Central Division recently published its full decision on the very first revocation action to be lodged at the UPC, invalidating a patent on the basis of a lack of inventive step.

A recent decision at the Court of First Instance of the UPC shows the direction the UPC is moving in, with regards to claim interpretation and invalidity.

The Royal Mint, the UK’s official coin maker, has opened a new factory in South Wales to recover gold from e-waste, and is aiming to position itself as a leader in sustainably sourced precious metals in the UK. More than 50 million tonnes of electronic waste are produced globally per year, yet less than 20% of it is properly collected and recycled.

In the latest trade mark dispute to hit the news, UK-based beauty salon company StripTweeze Ltd (trading as ‘nkd’) is facing opposition from French beauty conglomerate L’Oréal.

During opposition proceedings it is standard practice for the Patentee to file a range of auxiliary requests, to provide them with fall-back positions should their main request not be allowed. In many cases, some or all of these requests are never discussed by the Opposition Division. In these circumstances, what becomes of these never-before-discussed auxiliary requests (often called “carry-over requests”) during an appeal? On this point, the EPO Boards of Appeal have some diverging opinions.

Over the last few years, artificial intelligence (AI), has transformed from a relatively niche area into a powerful tool that is used in many different areas of technology. The applications in which AI is used are diverse: from search engines to autonomous vehicles, from gaming to health and medicine, from finance to creative and generative tools. This is something we at Dehns see with our clients – increasingly AI is forming a part of many different inventions across a range of technical fields.

Logan Paul and KSI (Olajide Olatunji), both renowned YouTube personalities and creators of the Prime energy drink, have landed themselves in hot water with the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee due to the latest branding of their drinks bottles.

23 June 2024 is International Women in Engineering Day (IWED). This is a day for celebrating and promoting the amazing achievements of female engineers around the world.