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• 0111-2017

  IP Case Report November 2017

• 0109-2017

  IP Case Report September 2017

• 0108-2017

  IP Case Report August 2017

• 0107-2017

  IP Case Report July 2017

• 0101-2017

  IP Case Report January 2017

  This month we report on the latest decision regarding the registrability of the Rubik's Cube shape mark (Simba Toys GmbH & Co. KG v EUIPIO) and the Court of Appeal's decision in the judicial review proceedings against the recent legislation on standardised tobacco packaging (British American Tobacco v Department of Health).

• 0112-2016

  IP Case Report December 2016

  This month we report on the CJ's decision in Montis Design BV v Goossens Meubelen BV which confirmed the Copyright Term Directive does not apply to copyright which lapsed under national law prior to 1 July 1995. We also report on the decision in Victoria Plum Ltd v Victorian Plumbing Ltd concerning keyword advertising.

• 1311-2016

  IP Case Report November 2016

  This month we report on the GC's decision in European Food v EUIPO which confirmed that evidence filed for the first time at the appeal stage of invalidity proceedings would not necessarily be regarded as having been submitted out of time.

• 1310-2016

  IP Case Report October 2016

  This month we report on the CJ's decision in GS Media BV v Sanoma Media Netherlands BV & Ots, which considered whether hyperlinking to illegally posted copyright works amounted to a communication to the public under Article 3(1) of the Copyright Directive.

• 1309-2016

  IP Case Report September 2016

  This month we report on the CJ decision in EUIPO v Xavier Grau Ferrer which considered the relevant considerations to be taken into account in relation to evidence submitted out of time

• 1308-2016

  IP Case Report August 2016

  This month we report on the Court of Appeal decision in Cartier international AG & Ots v British Sky Broadcasting Ltd & Ots that upheld an injunction requiring ISPs to block access to websites which infringed the claimants' trade marks.