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Can the name of a fictional character be a Trade Mark? Lessons from Ob'lix (via Passle)
2+ hour, 11+ min ago (329+ words) The General Court's judgment in Case T24/25 (OBELIX) provides guidance on the treatment of trade marks derived from fictional characters, particularly in the context of reputation and consumer perception. Both the Cancellation Division and the EUIPO Board of Appeal (BOA) rejected…...
Irides: Weekly global patent litigation update, Charlie French, James Boon, Jonathan Ross, Eden Winlow, Ewan Mac Aulay, Nicholas Round, Florence Plisner, Lucy Sewter, Lalya Camara
2+ hour, 25+ min ago (573+ words) This edition features updates from: The United Kingdom (UK), Germany/China/UPC, the United States of America (USA) and the Unified Patent Court (UPC). The Irides Weekly Update is our round-up of patent litigation news highlights from around the world....
Ransomware injunctions: 8 key learnings when anonymous cyber attackers don't engage, Mark Brown, Yen Hoe
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (396+ words) 10 February 2026: the claimant received a ransom note in relation to the unlawful exfiltration. The claimant did not engage with the demands." 16 February 2026: some exfiltrated information, including sensitive personal data, was released on the dark web." 20 February 2026: the court made orders…...
Irides: Weekly global patent litigation update (via Passle)
1+ week, 1+ hour ago (507+ words) This edition features updates from: India and the Unified Patent Court (UPC). The Irides Weekly Update is our round-up of patent litigation news highlights from around the world." On 30 April 2026, the Delhi High Court ordered Xiaomi to pay a USD…...
State capital meets supercomputing " the UK Government's Sovereign AI fund announcement (via Passle)
2+ week, 3+ day ago (220+ words) Sovereign AI made its first equity investment in Callosum (a startup building an orchestration layer for heterogeneous compute, which allows different types of AI models to work together across a variety of chip architectures) and six further startups have been…...
Patents: Review of the Year 2025 | Download now! (via Passle)
2+ week, 6+ day ago (131+ words) We are pleased to share our annual Patent Review of the Year publication. This year, as we celebrate our 25th anniversary, marks a significant milestone for us at Bristows. In the accompanying webinar, our patents team discusses the headline statistics and…...
Drip pricing" lands AA driving schools with "4. 2 million fine as CMA makes use of its consumer enforcement powers (via Passle)
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (317+ words) Earlier today, the CMA'announced that it has fined the AA and BSM driving schools (both of which are owned by the AA) the sum of "4. 2 million for drip pricing. It also ordered them to refund learner drivers over "760, 000. This marks…...
A new chapter for Women's Health: Reform, funding and opportunity (via Passle)
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (331+ words) Bristows The UK government published a renewed Women's Health Strategy for England today, signalling a continued push to address long-standing gaps in how the healthcare system serves women A notable feature is the introduction of a "1. 5 million Femtech challenge fund,…...
CMA ends vet services probe " key findings and what to look out for next (via Passle)
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (390+ words) The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) recently concluded its 2-year'investigation into the veterinary services industry. We take a look at the CMA's findings, what comes next for veterinary businesses and regulators, and why this investigation matters to other consumer-facing…...
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1+ mon, 2+ week ago (13+ words) The CMA's crackdown on fake reviews continues (via Passle)inquisitiveminds. bristows. com...