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A divergent path: medical devices regulation and the Medicines and Medical Devices Act 2021
Posted: 21/04/2021
On 26 May 2021, the UK’s medical device laws will diverge from EU law. This is the end of the transition period for the EU Medical Device Regulations (EU MDR) in the EU and sees the full application of the EU MDR across all member states......>>
Illumina Cambridge Limited v Latvia MGI Tech SIA & Others – the “chocolate teapot” theory
Posted: 21/04/2021
Earlier this year, Mr Justice Birss handed down his judgment in the case of Illumina Cambridge Limited v Latvia MGI Tech SIA & Others [2021] EWHC 57 (Pat). The judgment is the first application of the sufficiency principles set out in the Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc v Kymab Ltd [2020] UKSC 27......>>
Penningtons Manches Cooper announces 2021 partner promotions
Posted: 29/03/2021
Top 50 law firm Penningtons Manches Cooper has announced its partner promotions for 2021......>>
Jaguar C-Type sports car attracts copyright protection as a work of applied art and puts the brakes on replica car manufacturer
Posted: 23/03/2021
The Swedish Patent and Market Court recently held that the Jaguar C-Type sports car (which was designed in the UK in 1951) attracts copyright protection in Sweden as a work of applied art and that such copyright (belonging to Jaguar Land Rover Ltd) had been infringed by replica cars produced by the Swedish company Creare Form AB...…>>
Brexit update: EU trade marks and designs – 20 days to go…
Posted: 16/12/2020
With less than 20 days to go until the end of the Brexit transition period (31 December 2020), and a UK/EU trade deal still proving elusive, it remains imperative that EUTM and RCD owners are fully prepared for the transition process and have taken all appropriate measures to ensure the continued protection and management of their...…>>

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