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UKIPO refuses registration of "MYSKIN" following opposition by MZ Skin Limited
The UKIPO refused a trade mark application to register MYSKIN after opposition by luxury skincare brand MZ Skin Limited (case O/0728/25, 5 August 2025).
While rejecting the opponent’s argument that there is a likelihood of confusion between the trade marks, the Hearing Officer upheld the opposition under the ground that use of the trade mark MYSKIN would take unfair advantage from MZ SKIN's reputation.
The decisive factor was the applicant’s failure to deny some of the opponent’s claims.
Full story16.09.2025
On 30 April 2025, hot on the heels of the EPO’s Enlarged Board of Appeal’s G 1/24, the Hamburg Local Division of the Unified Patent Court issued its own Decision, UPC_CFI_278/2023, on the topic of claim interpretation in view of definitions in patent applications.
Full story21.08.2025
On 28 January 2025, the EPO’s Board of Appeal (BoA) issued Decision T 0070/23, which highlights the limitations of the conclusions of the recent Decision in G1/24.
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The European Patent Office (EPO) Boards of Appeal (BoA) have issued an important decision addressing the growing intersection of artificial intelligence and patent law. In T 1193/23, decided on April 15, 2025, the Board established crucial precedent regarding the use of AI-generated content. This decision relates specifically to ChatGPT responses used as evidence of how a person skilled in the art would interpret a technical term in a patent claim.
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