Get your continuing professional development for 2018 off to a flying start by attending our free three-hour programme on case law review.
Finnegan attorneys will discuss recent IP law developments in Europe and the United States, covering all fields of technology and trade marks. The speakers will guide you through the last year’s most significant decisions from the courts of the United States, the United Kingdom, the European Union and the European Patent Office and will provide practical advice, identifying how the decisions can act as useful tools, as well as guidance for avoiding pitfalls.
Some of the topics and decisions that will be covered will include:
- UK Update
- Claim construction—Actavis v Lilly, Generics (UK) v Yeda
- Standard Essential Patents—Unwired Planet v. Huawei
- EPO Update
- Plausibility and experimental support at the EPO
- Priority—T 1201/14
- Appeal procedure—T 420/14, T 1477/15
- US Update
- The Future of IPRs—Oil States Energy Services, LLC v. Greene’s Energy Group
- PTAB Update—SAS Institute Inc. v Matel (Arg. Nov. 27, 2017), and Aqua Products, Inc. v. Matal (Fed. Cir 2017) (en banc)
- Written Description—Amgen v. Sanofi (Fed. Cir 2017)
- The Battle for Venue in the U.S.
- Trade mark Update
- 3D trade marks—Kit Kat bars and London taxis ( [2017] EWCA Civ 358 and [2017] EWCA Civ 1729)
- Colour marks, and passing off, well known brands—Red Bull and Sandoz (T-101/15 and T-102/15 and [2017] EWCA Civ 335)
- Acquired distinctiveness, gaining and retaining—[2017] EWHC 1408 Mermeren v Fox Marble, T-878/16 - Karelia v EUIPO (KARELIA)
- Likelihood of confusion, breadth of specification of goods—[2017] EWHC 713 (Ch) iWatch, O/223/17 Coco's Liberty
- German complaint against the UPC
Speakers:
Anthony C. Tridico, Ph.D.
Clare A. Cornell
Philip L. Cupitt, Ph.D.
Hazel Ford, Ph.D.
Martin D. Hyden
Jennifer H. Roscetti
Leythem A. Wall
Katherine Banks
Elena Valuiskich
Date:
Tuesday, 6 February 2018
Time:
12:30 - 13:00 - Registration
13:00 - 16:30 - Program
16:30 - 17:30 - Reception
Location:
Finnegan
16 Old Bailey
London EC4M 7EG
RSVP: Please register by 31 January. Admission is free, but space is limited.
