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By Inbar Preiss ( April 17, 2025, 11:53 GMT | Insight) -- The Ritz Hotel in London has managed to block a small part of Swiss wholesaler Ritz Enterprise’s EU trademark application, with the European Union Intellectual Property Office ruling that the hotel’s UK-based reputation no longer counts toward distinctiveness in the EU post-Brexit. The opposition was upheld only for tobacco-related retail services, where the hotel’s “Ritz London Cigars” mark prevailed.

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By Inbar Preiss ( April 15, 2025, 11:20 GMT | Insight) -- Headwater Research’s request to split off proceedings against Flextronics International Europe from its ongoing patent infringement case involving several Motorola entities and distributors has been denied by the Unified Patent Court. Headwater cited Flextronics' later addition to the case, but the court ruled that the claims are too closely connected.

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By Inbar Preiss ( April 14, 2025, 16:04 GMT | Insight) -- Gilead Sciences, Inc. secured a partial victory at the European Patent Office after the Technical Board of Appeal upheld part of its patent on compounds that enhance the performance of other drugs, while also ruling against certain claims. Generic companies Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. and STADA Arzneimittel AG successfully challenged part of the patent, leading to the revocation of some claims.

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By Inbar Preiss ( April 7, 2025, 15:30 GMT | Comment) -- Should the proposed EU regulation on standard essential patents really be withdrawn? The European Commission plans to do so, but a number of EU member states and a group of lawmakers are urging it to reconsider. In a recent position paper, Germany, Italy, Spain, Latvia and Slovakia called for continued negotiations. With a summer deadline approaching, political divisions persist.

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By Inbar Preiss ( April 3, 2025, 13:58 GMT | Insight) -- The Unified Patent Court granted Fujifilm an injunction against Kodak for infringing its printing technology patent in Germany, ordering Kodak to pay damages and recall products. The Mannheim Local Division revoked Fujifilm's second patent, siding with Kodak's argument on lack of inventive step.