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A grave warning rang out of the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court on 23 June 2021 - do not bring trade mark enforcement proceedings without doing your homework first.

In the recent decision, G4/19, the Enlarged Board of Appeal has confirmed the existing practice of prohibiting ‘double patenting’ at the EPO.

Potter Clarkson has secured prominent placing in the 2021 edition of Managing Intellectual Property’s IP STARS - the leading resource for companies or individuals looking for intellectual property firms and practitioners from around the world.

In a series of decisions since September 2020, the EUIPO has invalidated six of Banksy’s trade marks, for the artworks Flower Thrower, Laugh Now, and, in the last few days, Radar Rat, Love Rat, Girl with an Umbrella and Bomb Hugger.

Potter Clarkson has been awarded five gold and one silver medal in the prestigious Financial Times rankings of patent law firms in Europe.

Trade secrets are often the crown jewels within an IP portfolio. Unfortunately, despite their importance to the company, trade secrets can also be the forgotten component of a company’s IP portfolio. With that in mind we thought it would be useful to answer the questions about trade secrets our clients ask us most frequently.