IP Litigation

Louise Foster casts an eye over an important clarification in the Virginie LLC vs Virgin Enterprises Limited ‘VIRGINIC’ case. Virginie LLC (the Respondent) applied to register the mark VIRGINIC as a UK trade mark in respect of goods in class 3 on 17th January 2018. Using the fast-track opposition procedure, Virgin Enterprises Limited (the Appellant)… Read more »

Hiplok talk to Geoff Hussey about the importance of IP In this video client Hiplok talk to partner Geoff Hussey about how they design their products, and the importance of IP for small businesses. Hiplok design innovative security locks for cyclists. They also happen to be the designers of the world’s first wearable bike lock…. Read more »

AA Thornton celebrates World Intellectual Property Day 2019 Hiplok speak to AA Thornton about how they use innovation, creativity and IP to support the development of sport to mark World Intellectual Property Day The drive to test our abilities, the thrill of competition, and the awe we experience in watching ordinary people achieving extraordinary feats,… Read more »

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” claims… Read more »

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… Read more »

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, but… Read more »

“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… Read more »

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 »

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. 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 »