Sufficiency and Infringement of Second Medical Use Patents Landmark UK Supreme Court Judgment in Warner Lambert v Generics (Mylan) & Actavis (Pregabalin/Lyrica) The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom has now released their long-awaited decision relating to the tests for sufficiency and infringement for second medical use patents, in particular those with so-called “Swiss-form”… Read more »
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AA Thornton ranked with ‘Leading Firm’ status in the Legal 500 2019
The Legal 500 2019 edition has now been published and we are delighted that the firm has once again been ranked as a leading firm for both patents and trade marks, and that our level of service was recognised, once again, as “outstanding”: “The ‘excellent’ A.A. Thornton & Co. ‘goes the extra mile to provide outstanding customer service’ and has… Read more »
UPDATE: 27 September 2018 – Brexit: EU Trade Marks and Community Designs, including if there is ‘no deal’
Brexit: EU Trade Marks and Community Designs, including if there is ‘no deal’ What is the current situation? The UK is to leave the EU (“Brexit”) on 29 March 2019. When Brexit becomes fully effective, EU unitary trade mark registrations (“EUTMs”) and registered Community designs (“RCDs”) will cease to have effect in the UK,… Read more »
“It’s immoral!” Pitfalls of failing to register your trademarks; increased risks in China.
“It’s immoral!” Pitfalls of failing to register your trademarks; increased risks in China. Background: For a number of reasons, it is generally recognised as best practice is to secure a trade mark registration for your brands. Despite your best endeavours, however, trade mark applications can be rejected on a range of different grounds, including “absolute”… Read more »
Brexit: Considerations for European Union Trade Marks and Registered Community Designs
Brexit: Considerations for European Union Trade Marks and Registered Community Designs What is the current situation? The UK is to leave the EU (“Brexit”) on 29 March 2019. When Brexit becomes fully effective, EU unitary trade mark registrations (“EUTMs”) and registered Community designs (“RCDs”) will cease to have effect in the UK, but will continue… Read more »
The return of the doctrine equivalents – a WIPR article by Geoff Hussey & Varuni Paranavitane
World IP Review magazine (WIPR) has recently worked with Partner and Litigation Solicitor Geoff Hussey and Associate and Litigation Solicitor Varuni Paranavitane on an article published in its October / November issue ‘The Return of the Doctrine Equivalents’. The article, which focuses on the Supreme Court’s decision to change the test for patent infringement, and… Read more »
A.A. Thornton & Co. expand their IP litigation service offering and welcome associate Varuni Paranavitane into the team
A.A. Thornton & Co. are delighted to announce the appointment of Varuni Paranavitane, Solicitor, who recently joined the firm as an IP Litigation Associate. Varuni joins the firm’s IP Litigation department from Osborne Clarke. She has extensive litigation experience across a range of sectors including pharmaceuticals, video games, medical devices and finance. Varuni has dealt with… Read more »