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UK FRAND decisions: pushing the boundaries (and finding them?)
Standard essential patents (SEPs) protect technologies required to implement technical standards. To ensure access, SEP holders declare to the standards setting body that they will license on fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory (FRAND) terms. Determining those terms – often in global disputes – has become a central role of the UK… -
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G1/24 and claim interpretation: consulting the description/drawings may broaden a claim
In this article, we discuss how the requirement to consult the description as required by G1/24 led to it being held in T439/22 and T1849/23 that a broader definition of a term in the description/drawings should be applied to the term in the claims. Consequently, the claims in these cases… -
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UPC cases TCL v Corning and WIRPLAST v VILPE: realistic starting point for inventive step
In November 2025 in the landmark and coordinated decisions Amgen v Sanofi (UPC_CoA_528/2024) and Meril v Edwards (UPC_CoA_464/2024) the UPC set out its definitive test for the assessment of inventive step. -
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Major reform of EU pharmaceutical legislation: medicinal products for human use
Following protracted negotiation, significant reform of European Union pharmaceutical legislation is on the horizon. The new package is intended to put patients front and centre and encourage innovation and competition. The legislative reform aims to address modern-day challenges, such as environmental concerns, supply challenges and patient access to medicines across… -
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The hidden value in AI: infrastructure, innovation and intellectual property
Artificial intelligence is entering a different phase of development. For much of the past decade, discussion around AI focused on software applications, automation tools and the commercial potential of increasingly capable models. Today, governments are beginning to treat AI less as a standalone software market and more as strategic national… -
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UK High Court and UPC diverge: contrasting rulings in parallel infringement and revocation actions
On 18 November 2025 the UPC released its decision on an infringement action brought by Advanced Cell Diagnostics Inc , a subsidiary of Bio-Techne, against Molecular Instruments Inc. Molecular Instruments counterclaimed for the revocation of the two European patents that were allegedly infringed, EP1910572 and EP2500439. The UPC found both… -
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High-altitude pseudo-satellites (HAPS): development, feasibility, and future potential
High-Altitude Pseudo-Satellites (HAPS) are emerging as a promising technology positioned between conventional aircraft and orbiting satellites. Operating in the stratosphere at altitudes of 20 to 50 kilometres, HAPS are typically unmanned aircraft or airships designed to remain airborne for extended periods while delivering communications, surveillance, environmental monitoring, and data services.… -
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WIPR Leaders 2026
We are delighted to report that D Young & Co partners Jana Bogatz, Alan Boyd, Matthew Dick, Charlotte Duly, Tamsin Holman, Tom Pagdin, Anna Reid, Yvonne Stone and Kit Wong, and Senior Associate Peter Byrd, are featured as leading IP practitioners in WIPR Leaders 2026, highlighting the strength of our… -
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Claims, Equivalence, Jurisdiction & FRAND UPC Case Law Series (June 2026)
Our ongoing series of webinars, dedicated to analysing the Unified Patent Court’s decisions, continues with our 17 June 2026 webinar. -
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Financial Times 2026 survey leading European patent firm
D Young & Co features as a leader in the results of the Financial Times’ 2026 survey of Europe’s leading patent law firms. D Young & Co has been recognised in the survey for our patent services every year since it was first published in 2019.
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