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UPC Court of Appeal provides positive step in transparency of proceedings

11 April 2024
Rachel Bateman
Rachel Bateman
Partner, Patent Attorney
Khalil Davis
Khalil Davis
Associate, Patent Attorney
UPC Court of Appeal provides positive step in transparency of proceedings

Aldi’s copycat gin confirmed as infringing M&S’s registered designs: Court of Appeal guidance on UK registered design infringement

22 March 2024
Richard Burton
Richard Burton
Partner, Trade Mark Attorney
Sophie Rann
Sophie Rann
Trade Mark Assistant
Aldi’s copycat gin confirmed as infringing M&S’s registered designs: Court of Appeal guidance on UK registered design infringement

Life after G 2/21: plus ça change, plus c’est la méme chose?

09 April 2024
Lawrence King
Lawrence King
Partner, Patent Attorney
Life after G 2/21: plus ça change, plus c’est la méme chose?

It is all in the angles: Umbro wins its double diamond logo trade mark infringement appeal

20 March 2024
Kamila Geremek
Kamila Geremek
Solicitor
It is all in the angles: Umbro wins its double diamond logo trade mark infringement appeal

UKIPO to appeal High Court decision: are AI inventions patentable?

13 February 2024
Doug Ealey
Doug Ealey
Partner, Patent Attorney
UKIPO to appeal High Court decision: are AI inventions patentable?
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Irish referendum on UPC participation postponed

18 April 2024
The referendum to vote on Ireland’s participation in the Unified Patent Court (UPC) has been delayed.
Jake Leggat
Jake Leggat
Technical Assistant
Irish referendum on UPC participation postponed

Celebrating 100 newsletters: patent decisions 2007-2024

18 April 2024
To celebrate our 100th patent newsletter we’ve compiled a condensed overview of the eighteen years’ worth of case law and…
Celebrating 100 newsletters: patent decisions 2007-2024

UPC favours SMEs for language change: claimants ordered to sue in the language of the granted patent

18 April 2024
Two orders from the UPC Courts of First Instance suggest claimants will not be able to cause trouble for SMEs…
Laura Jennings
Laura Jennings
Senior Associate, Patent Attorney
UPC favours SMEs for language change: claimants ordered to sue in the language of the granted patent

Patents in the media: UKIPO report review

18 April 2024
The general public tends to derive its understanding of intellectual property (IP) from reporting in the media. As part of…
Cathrine McGowan
Cathrine McGowan
Partner, Patent Attorney
Patents in the media: UKIPO report review

Not an invention: excluded subject matter at the UKIPO

18 April 2024
A patent may be granted for an invention which, among other requirements, is new and which involves an inventive step…
Simon Schofield
Simon Schofield
Associate, Patent Attorney
Not an invention: excluded subject matter at the UKIPO
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Dyoung webinar biotech4

European biotech patent case law

20 February 2024
Simon O'Brien
Simon O'Brien
Partner, Patent Attorney
Tom Pagdin
Tom Pagdin
Partner, Patent Attorney
European biotech patent case law
Dyoung webinar biotech2

European biotech patent case law

05 September 2023
Simon O'Brien
Simon O'Brien
Partner, Patent Attorney
Tom Pagdin
Tom Pagdin
Partner, Patent Attorney
European biotech patent case law
Dyoung webinar techbio innovation

Fireside chat: protecting innovation in the techbio sector

31 July 2023
Robbie Berryman
Robbie Berryman
Partner, Patent Attorney
Jennifer O'Farrell
Jennifer O'Farrell
Partner, Patent Attorney
Alan Boyd
Alan Boyd
Partner, Patent Attorney
Fireside chat: protecting innovation in the techbio sector
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Patent Newsletter No.99 February 2024

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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…