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There are no easy games at this level: EU General Court Refuses Trade Mark Registration of FC Barcelona’s Crest Silhouette
In April 2013 FC Barcelona applied for the registration as a Community (EU) Trade Mark of the silhouette of its crest in relation to a range of goods in classes 16 (paper goods, stationery, etc), 25 (clothing, footwear, headgear) and services in class 41 (including sports activities).
The mark for which FC Barcelona was seeking registration is the following:
David Keltie: a celebration of his life
It has been truly humbling, and deeply comforting, to have been inundated with so many lovely messages since we announced the passing of our beloved friend and colleague David Keltie. We appreciate each and every kind word.
A service in celebration of David’s wonderful life will take place in Southwark Cathedral at 3:30pm on Thursday 10 March. The service will be followed by a drinks reception.
As space and therefore numbers will be limited, we ask those who would like to attend to let us know as soon as possible please, by email to celebration@keltie.com. Further details of the event will be emailed to attendees in due course.
We look forward to sharing happy memories of David with the many people who loved him.
In his final weeks, David was cared for at the Marie Curie Hospice in Hampstead, London. Donations in David’s memory will help the Hospice to continue its wonderful work.
UK Registered Design Fees – Consultation
The UKIPO is currently running a consultation that proposes changes in registered design fees. According to the consultation page on the UK Gov website the consultation arises from the development of a new digital design service for design customers. The new design service is expected to streamline the registration and renewal process with an associated reduction in operation costs. The government needs (wants?) to pass on these cost savings to the customer, hence the consultation. The proposed changes would significantly reduce application and renewal fees for UK registered designs. (more…)
Unitary Patent Package – The Ratification Game (Finland completes its ratification formalities)
Update (19 January 2016)
According to the website of the Council of the European Union, Finland has now deposited its instrument of ratification (on 19 January 2016) to become the ninth country to complete its ratification formalities. Finland joins Portugal, Luxembourg, Malta, Denmark, Belgium, Sweden, France and Austria as one of the nine countries who have completed their ratification processes.
The unitary patent system of course requires 13 countries to ratify including the UK, France and Germany.
David Keltie 1938-2016
“I want to create something amazing” isn’t a phrase that one expects to hear from an equity partner in an IP firm approaching his fiftieth birthday. But David Keltie loathed the idea of accumulating money simply to retire. His motto was that the older you get, the more risks you should take.
A sad announcement from Keltie
We are heartbroken to announce that our beloved friend and colleague David Keltie passed away on 6 January 2016 after a long illness, so bravely borne. May he rest in peace.
There will be a public celebration of David’s wonderful life in the coming weeks. Details of this and other tributes to David will be posted on our website and on our IPcopy blog soon.
Donations in David’s memory may be made to the Marie Curie Hospice in Hampstead, London.
Changes to accelerated prosecution (PACE) at the EPO
The EPO offers a number of mechanisms for expediting the grant procedure. As noted in the EPO’s November 2015 notice these include:
- PACE (see below for changes)
- Waiving the confirm to proceed notification under rule 70(2) EPC
- Waiving the rules 161/162 EPC communication
- Waiving a further communication under rule 71(3) EPC
- Early entry into the European phase
During post grant proceedings the above EPO Notice also highlights accelerated processing of oppositions where infringement proceedings have been instituted and accelerated processing before the Boards of Appeal.
From 1 January 2016, (Happy New Year everyone!), the EPO has tweaked the operation of the PACE programme slightly. Full details can be found in the EPO’s PACE Notice dated 30 November 2015. The highlights are as follows: (more…)
2015’s Top 10 Posts on IPcopy
Yeah, of course I’m excited it’s Christmas….
As we contemplate the possibility that another recipe from “101 Things to do with Cold Turkey” is going to be needed to shift the last of the Christmas food, we thought we’d take a quick look back at the top 10 most read posts that we published this year. (more…)
USPTO: Beyond the Final Frontier (What happens after a Final Office Action)
The US patent prosecution process can become a bit confusing once the application reaches the “final” Office Action stage. The “final” nature of the Office Action (OA) means that the Examiner has rejected the claims at least two times. However, it is by no means the end of the process with after-final amendments, appeal and a request for continued examination often being on the cards.
The various options available to the applicant were the subject of a recent webinar that IPcopy attended and what follows is a summary of the webinar (any errors clearly being the work of the author of this post!). (more…)
UPC: Double patenting, Changes to Patents Act, Opt-out Register UI & Taskforce update
Christmas is nearly here and barring any end of the year UPC ratifications we’re not expecting too much to happen on the unitary patent and Unified Patent Court until next year. Before Christmas arrives however here’s a quick update: (more…)
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