Guide to the Unified Patent Court (UPC)
This guide sets out the essential elements of the UPC system. We have published a separate guide to the unitary…
Guide to the unitary patent (UP)
In this guide we explain the key points of the unitary patent. We have published a separate guide to the…
Guide to ViCo at the EPO
In this guide, we have drawn from our extensive experience of oral proceedings before the EPO by video conference (ViCo)…
Post Brexit intellectual property rights
The UK left the EU at the end of January 2020 and the transition period ended on 31 December 2020.…
Introduction to Supplementary Protection Certificates (SPCs)
Our guide to SPCs including requirements for SPC protection, timescales, filing SPCs at the UKIPO, examination and grant procedure, renewals,…