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Pharma trade marks: 2023 EU case law round up
Emily Sullivan - January 9, 2024

Pharma trade marks: 2023 EU case law round up

As we enter 2024, we reflect on the lessons we have learned in 2023. The trade mark landscape has ...

EU General Court provides guidance on consumer perception in the pharmaceutical industry
Jamie Emerick - November 15, 2023

EU General Court provides guidance on consumer perception in the pharmaceutical industry

Earlier this year, in March 2023, the European Union’s General Court provided some useful ...

Building an international Customs strategy for your pharma brand
Rebecca Anderson-Smith - September 1, 2023

Building an international Customs strategy for your pharma brand

Counterfeit pharmaceuticals are a global problem and pose a significant threat to consumers and ...

Understanding parallel import of pharmaceuticals in the EU – a quick guide to repackaging and relabelling of parallel imports for brand owners
Emily Sullivan - August 31, 2023

Understanding parallel import of pharmaceuticals in the EU – a quick guide to repackaging and relabelling of parallel imports for brand owners

Parallel importing, the practice where third parties import branded goods already put on sale by ...

Strategic Pharmaceutical Branding: when should you apply to register a trade mark if still undergoing clinical trials?
Karolina Fryzlewicz - August 25, 2023

Strategic Pharmaceutical Branding: when should you apply to register a trade mark if still undergoing clinical trials?

Tying trade mark considerations into your drug development strategy can be a rather challenging ...

Court of Appeal confirms filing a trade mark cancellation action does not ‘stop the clock’ on acquiescence
Rebecca Anderson-Smith - August 4, 2023

Court of Appeal confirms filing a trade mark cancellation action does not ‘stop the clock’ on acquiescence

In our “Pharma trade marks: 2022 case law round up” (written towards the end of November 2022) we ...

Can parallel importers apply registered trade marks to previously unbranded products?
Joe McAlary - March 28, 2023

Can parallel importers apply registered trade marks to previously unbranded products?

Towards the back end of last year, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) gave a series ...

Pharma trade marks: 2022 case law round up
Rebecca Anderson-Smith - December 2, 2022

Pharma trade marks: 2022 case law round up

As we enter December, and the year draws to a close, many trade mark practitioners and brand owners ...

Parallel imports of repackaged pharmaceutical products - clarification from recent CJEU rulings
Joe McAlary - December 2, 2022

Parallel imports of repackaged pharmaceutical products - clarification from recent CJEU rulings

Recent case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has clarified how the ...

Robert Watson elected President of FICPI’s Study and Work Committee
Maria Hall - October 14, 2022

Robert Watson elected President of FICPI’s Study and Work Committee

Partner Robert Watson was elected President of FICPI’s Study and Work Committee (Commission d'Etude ...

Non-traditional pharma trade marks: position marks
Rebecca Anderson-Smith - July 6, 2021

Non-traditional pharma trade marks: position marks

In this final blog in our non-traditional pharma trade mark series, we will be examining position ...

Non-traditional pharma trade marks: sound, motion and multimedia marks
Rebecca Anderson-Smith - May 27, 2021

Non-traditional pharma trade marks: sound, motion and multimedia marks

Following on from our previous blog posts examining the role of shape marks and colour marks in the ...

Non-traditional pharma trade marks: colours
Rebecca Anderson-Smith - April 21, 2021

Non-traditional pharma trade marks: colours

Our previous blog post, Non-traditional pharma trade marks: shapes, explored the relevance of shape ...

Non-traditional pharma trade marks: shapes
Rebecca Anderson-Smith - March 23, 2021

Non-traditional pharma trade marks: shapes

In our previous blog post 'Naming pharmaceuticals: considerations for choosing, clearing and ...

Pharma brands: what's in a name?
Rebecca Anderson-Smith - March 22, 2021

Pharma brands: what's in a name?

Pinning down a new drug name that will both catch attention and clear regulatory hurdles requires ...

Naming pharmaceuticals: considerations for choosing, clearing and registering pharmaceutical brand names
Rebecca Anderson-Smith - October 28, 2020

Naming pharmaceuticals: considerations for choosing, clearing and registering pharmaceutical brand names

There are many different types of names you might see associated with a pharmaceutical product.

Parallel imports of pharmaceuticals – A UK trade mark perspective
Rebecca Anderson-Smith - March 19, 2020

Parallel imports of pharmaceuticals – A UK trade mark perspective

The UK parallel import licensing scheme lets a medicine authorised in another EU Member State be ...

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