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IP weekly highlights—3 October 2019

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Published on: 03 October 2019
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Table of contents

  • Brexit
  • Domain names for '.eu'—updated no-deal Brexit guidance from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
  • Supplementary Protection Certificates—updated no-deal Brexit guidance from the Department for Exiting the EU, the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy and the Intellectual Property Office
  • Trade marks
  • General Court rules on trade mark shape exception (Roxtec v EUIPO)
  • Patents
  • New European Patent Office guidelines to come into force November 2019
  • Proportion of women filing for patents is on the rise
  • Copyright and associated rights
  • Google to stop showing previews for French users as a result of new copyright rules

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Article summary

This week's edition of IP weekly highlights includes updated no-deal Brexit guidance on.eu domain names and changes to Supplementary Protection Certificates and patent law. It also includes analysis of the General Court’s decision to dismiss the appeal in Roxtec AB v EUIPO which concerned the invalidity of a trade mark registration, updates on the European Patent Office guidelines for examination and Google’s decision to stop showing previews of news articles for French users as a result of new copyright rules.

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