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New on Kluwer Patent Blog: Mobile Sanitary Solutions B.V. vs. TWT Verhuur B.V., Netherlands
Although at first instance the patent was found to lack inventive step without using the problem-and-solution approach, the use of the PSA by the Court of Appeal did not make a difference to the outcome in the present case. Continue reading
Food fight: ‘BIG MAC’ EU trademark (provisionally) revoked
The European Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) recently revoked the ‘BIG MAC’ EU trademark of fast-food chain, McDonald’s. According to the EUIPO, the name of the hamburger that is known across the world was not sufficiently demonstrated to be used in the European Union. At first glance, it appears an unusual decision. Continue reading