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The article presents questions and answers related to rules and regulations governing patent in European Union countries including how to obtain preliminary injunction, company's exposure under cross-undertaking, and disclosure of launch plans by competitor.

Applicants should be afforded an opportunity to restrict the class of goods originally applied for in the event of a successful limited opposition brought in the United Kingdom Trade Mark Registry.

The article presents a webinar discussion with intellectual property (IP) lawyers Kate O'Rourke, Sarah Wright and Annsley Merelle Ward on various issues including the implications of the Brexit referendum for IP in Great Britain, the Unified Patent Court, and unregistered design rights.

The article examines the impact of the 2016 Brexit referendum on intellectual property (IP) lawyers including the uncertainty of the IP profession, the loss of professional relationships with European practitioners and the loss of involvement in European IP regulation and practice.

In further clarifying the burden of proof required to prove that fee-shifting should apply under 35 USC s 285, the Federal Circuits decision continues to demonstrate the courts attempts to minimize gamesmanship in patent infringement cases and discourage unsupported allegations from being brought.

The article focuses on the aspects of forum shopping concerning patent litigation under the European Unified Patent Court system. Topics discussed include factors responsible for filing a patent claim in regional division such as in the case of patent infringement at the region, need to have complete information about judges, and the impact of forum shopping on small and medium business enterprises.

The article warns about the probable increase in the number of Intellectual Property litigation cases regarding genomic sequencing applications. It discusses legal preparedness of patent holders and challenges to new patents or inventions such as numerous DNA sequencing techniques, easy access to bioinformatics and homology and breach of data protection of genetic information.