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Icescape v Ice-World patent infringement
14 February 2019
To bring about some festive nostalgia in these cold, post-Christmas months, let’s take a look at a judgment related to…
Glaxo Group v Vectura: Arrow declarations
14 February 2019
In a decision by Mr Justice Arnold, the English Patents Court has granted Glaxo Group (GSK) an Arrow declaration that…
Patenting AI: certainty at last from the EPO?
14 February 2019
In recent years the importance of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) has grown relentlessly as its application has…
Hague design application admin changes now in force
14 February 2019
With effect from the start of 2019, two key administrative changes came into force at the World Intellectual Property Organisation…
RAID: "use in the course of trade"
11 February 2019
In APT Training v Birmingham & Solihull Mental Health NHS Trust, the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court (IPEC) has considered whether…
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