Using innovation in mitigation against the newly announced UK Corporation Tax rise to 25%
05 March 2021
The UK Government has announced that for companies with profits exceeding £250,000 per year, the level of UK Corporation Tax…
UK R&D tax credit scheme consultation - have your say!
03 March 2021
Building on a previous consultation relating to the R&D tax credit scheme last year, the UK Government has now released…
Overview of the revised EPO Guidelines for Examination
02 March 2021
The latest version of the Guidelines for Examination by the European Patent Office came into force on 01 March 2021.…
EPC changes regarding inventors
02 March 2021
A minor change is being made to the EPC regarding inventors (Rule 19 EPC and 143 EPC); in particular, the…
5G: unlocking innovation with ultra-reliable low-latency communication
25 February 2021
As its name suggests, the fifth generation (5G) of telecommunications standards for broadband cellular networks represents an enhancement over fourth…
Priority right - prove it or lose it
25 February 2021
In a recent appeal decision (T 407/15), an application was refused as obvious after the applicant failed to prove it…
5G networking: non-public networks & network slicing
25 February 2021
A significant aspect of fifth-generation (5G) networking is its support for the internet of things (IOT). The IOT broadly refers…
Appeal fees: correcting incorrect appeal fee payments
25 February 2021
At the European Patent Office (EPO) the appeal process is usually the last chance to have arguments considered. However, the…
Timing is everything: late-filed amendments affecting procedural economy
25 February 2021
It has become increasingly challenging for parties to have new requests, facts, evidence and/or objections admitted into appeal proceedings; more…
German ratification of UPC on hold
13 January 2021
German ratification of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) is on hold.
IPEC considers post-sale confusion and passing off
13 January 2021
The UK’s Intellectual Property Enterprise Court in Freddy SPA v Hugz Clothing Ltd & ors [2020] EWHC 3032 (IPEC) has…
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