Paperless registration certificates for electronically filed UK registered design applications
25 May 2022
The UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) has announced that registration certificates for electronically-submitted UK registered design applications will now be…
Patentability of computer simulations concerning clean energy and energy management solutions
20 May 2022
Rising energy prices and a global climate crisis have led to an ever-increasing demand for lower cost clean energy solutions…
Innovation, patents and tax relief in the world of fintech
13 May 2022
With the world slowly opening up again after the Covid-19 pandemic, one change which is likely to stay with us…
Recording assignments with electronic signatures at the EPO
05 May 2022
To record a transfer of ownership of a European patent (application) before the European Patent Office (EPO), evidence of the…
AI & IP consultation - focus on copyright for computer-generated works
29 April 2022
In view of the increasing use of artificial intelligence (AI) in creative fields, the UKIPO considered that a consultation focussing…
UK IP counter-infringement strategy 2022-2027 - tackling IP infringement in a changing political and technological landscape
29 April 2022
The UKIPO recently published the UK IP Counter-Infringement Strategy for 2022-2027. This document sets out the UKIPO’s approach to tackling…
Divisionals from a PCT (UK) patent application - beware the lurking compliance date!
29 April 2022
In the context of an international PCT patent application, one of its primary benefits is that it essentially allows the…
National phase entry - Germany adopts 31-month time limit
29 April 2022
Germany offers an outstanding system for IP protection – its patent and trade mark office (the DPMA) is the largest…
UPC preparations - five actions to take now
29 April 2022
After several false-starts, the biggest change in the European patent landscape, namely the introduction of a unitary patent (UP) and…
IPO issues white paper on “Diversity in the European Innovation Industry and IP Profession”
27 April 2022
The Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) has recently issued a white paper relating to diversity in the European innovation industry…
Missing elements – racial and ethnic inequalities in the chemical sciences
27 April 2022
The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) recently published a report which provides undisputed evidence that racial and ethnic inequalities are…
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