IPEC Insights. Edozo v Valos: no copyright protection in functionality (the limits of software copyright)

This recent Intellectual Property Enterprise Court (IPEC) decision concerned an application by Edozo Limited (the claimant) against Valos (UK) Limited…
Ella Lane
Ella Lane
Associate, Solicitor
Oscar Webb
Oscar Webb
Partner, Solicitor
IPEC Insights. Edozo v Valos: no copyright protection in functionality (the limits of software copyright)

Use of AI tools at the UKIPO, EPO and USPTO

Artificial intelligence (AI) tools are increasingly being explored by patent offices worldwide as a means of improving efficiency, consistency, and…
Anton Baker
Anton Baker
Partner, Patent Attorney
Use of AI tools at the UKIPO, EPO and USPTO

The future of AI and copyright law: GEMA v OpenAI and Getty Images v Stability AI

Can a machine “learn” a copyrighted work in the legal sense, and if so, who owns the results of that…
Lisa Bieber
Lisa Bieber
Associate, Rechtsanwältin
Agnieszka Stephenson
Agnieszka Stephenson
Associate, Solicitor
The future of AI and copyright law: GEMA v OpenAI and Getty Images v Stability AI

From supplements to SANDOKAN: a snapshot of bad faith across the UK and EU

Bad faith continues to evolve and influence trade mark prosecution strategy across the UK and EU. Two recent decisions, one…
From supplements to SANDOKAN: a snapshot of bad faith across the UK and EU

Political parody of a famous brand: IKEA v Algemeen Vlaams Belang

An opinion of Advocate General Szpunar, on a case referred to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU),…
Abigail Macklin
Abigail Macklin
Associate, Trade Mark Attorney
Political parody of a famous brand: IKEA v Algemeen Vlaams Belang

Nine lives and counting: Puma successful at the General Court

In this longstanding dispute, the EU General Court has annulled another decision of the Board of Appeal of the EUIPO,…
Sophie Rann
Sophie Rann
Trade Mark Attorney
Nine lives and counting: Puma successful at the General Court

Second non-medical use claims: guidance on using “relative improvement” features

T2387/22 contains useful insights into the clarity of “relative improvement” features in second non-medical use claims at the European Patent…
Stephanie Wroe
Stephanie Wroe
Associate, Patent Attorney
Second non-medical use claims: guidance on using “relative improvement” features

EPO practice & procedure: acceptance of colour drawings in EPO applications

From 01 October 2025, the European Patent Office (EPO) accepts colour or greyscale drawings in all electronically filed European patent…
Tegan Stockdale
Tegan Stockdale
Patent Attorney
EPO practice & procedure: acceptance of colour drawings in EPO applications

Is the appetite for green technology waning? Insights from worldwide patent office statistics

On 18 April 2025 the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) formally terminated its Climate Change Mitigation Pilot program,…
Andrew Cockerell
Andrew Cockerell
Partner, Patent Attorney
Is the appetite for green technology waning? Insights from worldwide patent office statistics

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