Technological innovation meets endangered wildlife: can AI patent analysis help protect threatened species?

08 October 2024
Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming established as a useful tool for the searching of patents and analysis of patent data.…
Cathrine McGowan
Cathrine McGowan
Partner, Patent Attorney
Technological innovation meets endangered wildlife: can AI patent analysis help protect threatened species?

Patent support for micro-entities: EPO reduces official fees by 30%

08 October 2024
On 01 April 2024 the European Patent Office (EPO) introduced a welcome reduction in many official fees in the European…
Jonathan DeVile
Jonathan DeVile
Partner, Patent Attorney
Sean McCann
Sean McCann
Patent Attorney
Patent support for micro-entities: EPO reduces official fees by 30%

Lessons from Carrier v Bitzer: parallel proceedings at the EPO and UPC

08 October 2024
Since the Unified Patent Court (UPC) opened its doors a little over a year ago, the European patent system has…
Samuel Keyes
Samuel Keyes
Associate, Patent Attorney
Lessons from Carrier v Bitzer: parallel proceedings at the EPO and UPC

Withdrawn marketing authorisations and SPCs: CJEU provides clarification

08 October 2024
In a recent decision, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) determined that Article 3(d) of the SPC…
Oliver Cartwright
Oliver Cartwright
Patent Attorney
Withdrawn marketing authorisations and SPCs: CJEU provides clarification

Meril v Edwards: inventive step at the UPC

08 October 2024
The Paris Central Division of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) found that the claims of Edwards Lifesciences Corporation’s patent EP3646825…
Molly Guy-Hickson
Molly Guy-Hickson
Technical Assistant
Meril v Edwards: inventive step at the UPC

AI in the energy sector: innovation and patenting trends

08 October 2024
As we transition to a more sustainable energy system, grid management is becoming increasingly complex. Renewable energy sources such as…
Gemma Sparrow
Gemma Sparrow
Senior Associate, Patent Attorney
AI in the energy sector: innovation and patenting trends

Approach to AI-assisted inventions in the USA & UK: when is the human inventive contribution considered to be enough?

08 October 2024
In August 2022 the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit decided in Thaler v Vidal that “only a…
Szymon Pancewicz
Szymon Pancewicz
Patent Attorney
Miranda Simmons
Miranda Simmons
Technical Assistant
Approach to AI-assisted inventions in the USA & UK: when is the human inventive contribution considered to be enough?

A visit to the UPC: Paris Central Division Courtroom insights and observations

08 October 2024
September is typically the time of the year when oral proceedings at the European Patent Office (EPO) start to ramp…
Samuel Keyes
Samuel Keyes
Associate, Patent Attorney
Connor McConchie
Connor McConchie
Partner, Patent Attorney
A visit to the UPC: Paris Central Division Courtroom insights and observations

When is a date a period? UPC expected to clarify meaning of “period”

27 September 2024
While attending a recent hearing before the UPC Central Division Paris Seat an interesting point arose regarding the meaning of…
Connor McConchie
Connor McConchie
Partner, Patent Attorney
When is a date a period? UPC expected to clarify meaning of “period”

UPC Munich Central Division grants access to pleadings and evidence

26 September 2024
In its decision in Ocado v Autostore published in April 2024, the Unified Patent Court (UPC) Court of Appeal established…
Khalil Davis
Khalil Davis
Associate, Patent Attorney
UPC Munich Central Division grants access to pleadings and evidence

Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF)

24 September 2024
As governments align with the industry’s commitment to decarbonize aviation by 2050, member airlines of the International Air Transport Association…
Andrew Cockerell
Andrew Cockerell
Partner, Patent Attorney
Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF)

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