Intellectual Property UK

Intellectual Property Law360 UK provides breaking news and analysis on IP law. Coverage includes high-stakes cases involving patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets and other forms of IP, as well as policy developments and licensing deals.



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Latest News in Intellectual Property UK

  • June 19, 2026

    Nokia, Acer Swap Patent Litigation For Arbitration

    Nokia and Acer have agreed to halt all patent litigation between them and enter arbitration, shortly after a London court ruled that the companies' dispute over fair licensing terms was best settled outside the courtroom.

  • June 19, 2026

    Rolex Stops The Clock On Spanish Co's 'Vorlex' TM Over Cars

    Rolex convinced European officials to partially nix a trademark for "Vorlex," after showing that shoppers might see it stamped on electric cars or motor car doors and believe it was somehow linked to the reputable luxury watch brand. 

  • June 19, 2026

    Law Firm Revives Bid To Ax Negligence Suit Over SOCA Case

    A London judge has dismissed an order requiring a law firm to pay £27,500 ($36,355), ruling that a new court should consider the firm's bid to put an end to a couple's claims of professional negligence in a wider case over drug trafficking allegations. 

  • June 19, 2026

    UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London

    The past week in London has seen Royal Mail Pension Plan companies sue Wates Construction after investing in a Cambridge development project, law firm Ronald Fletcher Baker launch proceedings against several former partners and the rival firm they moved to, Lansdowne Law, and energy group VAROPreem bring an intellectual property claim against North Sea producer Viaro Energy and its chief executive. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K...

  • June 19, 2026

    Medtech Wins UPC Ban On Rival Cardiac Device Sales

    A medical device maker has won an appeal before a European patent court, securing an order to bar a rival from selling some cardiac defect closure implants in several countries. 

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