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英国知识产权局的意见
英国知识产权局提供意见服务，允许利益相关方要求英国知识产权局的审查员说明英国专利或在英国生效的欧洲专利是否有效和/或被特定行为侵犯。英国知识产权局的目标是在大约3个月内发布意见，而且征求意见的成本相对较低。这意味着意见服务提供了一个快速和低成本的方式来获得关于英国或欧洲专利的有效性和/或侵权的官方意见。
要请求英国知识产权局的意见，有必要将寻求意见的问题（有效性或侵权）、请求者对该问题的立场以及该立场所依据的证据通知英国知识产权局。然后，英国知识产权局将公布该请求，以便包括专利所有人在内的第三方（如果所有人不是请求意见的一方）可以在4周内提交意见作为答复。然后，申请人将收到任何提交的意见的通知，并将被给予进一步的2周时间来提出回应意见。然后，英国知识产权局将在不久之后发布其意见。
对于那些希望不向专利所有人披露其身份的客户，您可以通过施利希的名义请求意见来保持匿名。
此外，如果英国知识产权局审查员发现英国（或欧洲）专利无效，并且英国知识产权局对这一结论有足够的信心，英国知识产权局可以（酌情）撤销英国专利（或英国对欧洲专利的指定），从而避免在英国法院进行昂贵的撤销诉讼。
尽管英国知识产权局的意见服务有着明显的价值和优势，但它常常被知识产权客户忽视。每年请求的意见通常不到30份。施利希团队有直接征求英国知识产权局意见的经验，很乐意与您合作，就您感兴趣的专利请求咨询意见。
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英国知识产权局听证会
英国专利申请的审查可能涉及英国知识产权局听证会官员的听证会。在商标异议结束时，以及在专利或专利申请的所有权和/或权利存在争议的情况下，都可以在英国知识产权局举行听证会。
无论听证会的原因是什么，至关重要的是要仔细、清晰地陈述和论证最佳案例，并与最新的法律和程序紧密结合。我们可以亲自在听证会上代理这些案件。重要的是，我们知道在什么时候可以直接与专业律师合作。
我们还提供关于战略、前景和成本听证会前的建议，以应对所有可能发生的情况。
近期案例解析
阅读来自施利希团队最近与知识产权局相关的案例解析和知识产权局的最新动态。
What is milk? – according to the UK Supreme Court
The UK Supreme Court confirms that the term “milk” cannot be used for plant-based products.
When AI is not enough: UKIPO and patentability of AI inventions
Technology with artificial intelligence has experienced an extraordinary boom in recent years. This is reflected in the increasing number of patent applications with inventions that integrate AI to their functionality. Interestingly, this has raised many legal questions regarding excluded subject matter, seeing that determining what constitutes a patentable AI invention has become an important point of debate in intellectual property law.
Does UK Patent Law Need Updating to Account for AI? One Recent Decision of the UK High Court Suggests It Does!
A recent decision of the UK High Court in relation to another of Dr Thaler’s patent applications highlights some of the problems caused by using patent laws written in a time before AI to govern patent practice in the modern age.
Highstreet Wars: From Portobello Road Market to the High Court
Two Portobello Road Market traders battle it out in the High Court for the rights to the brand, “The Notting Hill Shopping Bag.” The decision of the court serves as a cautionary tale of the importance of protecting intellectual property rights when dissolving or transferring a company.
Supreme Court Provides Reality Check on Post Sale Confusion
Can the way a logo appears on a pair of football boots lead to trade mark infringement? The answer to this question and further clarification on the concept of “post-sale confusion”, was provided in Iconix v Dream Pairs, a case that recently reached the UK Supreme Court. In its judgment, the Court offered long-awaited clarification on whether a likelihood of consumer confusion must arise at the point of sale, or whether confusion occurring later, such as when a logo is seen on the side of football boots from the sideline of a football pitch, can also be relevant in determining infringement.
Mind the Gap (between Prior Agreements and New Trade Marks)
A recent UKIPO Decision, between Transport for London and high street fashion retailer, GAP, regarding the renowned London Underground catchphrase “MIND THE GAP” has highlighted the importance of ensuring that prior agreements are adhered to when filing new trade mark applications.
Safestand stands taller as Court of Appeal finds trestle designs valid
The recent Court of Appeal decision in Safestand Limited v Weston serves as a reminder of the importance of ensuring that representations provided as part of a design application are clear and consistent so as to ensure that upon an objective assessment, the representations are found to relate to a single product and not a collection of different embodiments.
UK to Second Medical Use SPCs: Thanks, But No Thanks
Background of Supplementary Protection Certificates (SPCs) SPCs are heavily relied on by pharmaceutical companies to extend the period of patent protection. Under the current regulations, SPCs can only be granted if the product is: 1) protected by a basic patent in force; 2) a marketing authorisation has been issued to place that product on the […]
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