Get your continuing professional development for 2019 off to a flying start by attending our free three-hour 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 2018'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:
Trade Mark Update
- Blocking Injunctions—([2018] UKSC 28. On appeal from: [2016] EWCA Civ 658)
- Bad Faith—Sky v Skykick ([2018] EWHC 155 (Ch))
- Targeting and Unfair Advantage—Argos Ltd v Argos Systems Inc [2018] EWCA Civ 2211
- 3D and Positional Marks—Louboutin C-163/16
UK Update
- Priority, Infringement, and Threats—Icescape v Ice-World ([2018] EWCA Civ 2219)
- Novelty of Overlapping Ranges—Jushi v OCV ([2018] EWCA Civ 1416)
EPO Update
- ‘Undisclosed’ Disclaimers at the EPO—G1/16
- Stay Pending Entitlement Proceedings—J4/17
US Update
- Changes in IPR Procedures—SAS Institute Inc. v. Iancu (2018)
- Double Patenting, Oh MY!—UCB, Inc. v. Accord Healthcare, Inc. (2018)
- Unenforceability for Unclean Hands—Gilead Sciences, Inc. v. Merck & Co., Inc., 888 F.3d 1231 (Fed. Cir. 2018)
Speakers:
Clare A. Cornell
Nicholas Fox
Yelena Morozova
Anthony C. Tridico, Ph.D.
Elena Valuiskich
Date:
Thursday, 7 February 2019
Time:
12:30 - 13:00 - Registration
13:00 - 16:30 - Seminar
16:30 - 17:30 - Reception
Location:
Finnegan
1 London Bridge
London, SE1 9BG
Register: Please contact us to arrange an invitation by 31 January. Admission is free, but space is limited.
