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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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The smartest object on the pitch? The technology that will shape the 2026 World Cup
On 11 June 2026, the FIFA World Cup begins in a way it never has before. For the first time, three countries will host it together: the US, Canada and Mexico. It is also the biggest World Cup ever, with 48 teams instead of the usual 32. But the size… -
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150 years of the UK trade mark register: iconic brands we represent
Now that INTA in London has passed, we are reflecting on the historic milestone of the UK trade mark register turning 150. -
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IPEC insights: Easygroup v Easyfeetstore - easyGroups claims of infringement, passing off and invalidity left flatfooted again
The Intellectual Property Enterprise Court (IPEC) finds that having the common word “easy” is not enough for a finding that EASYFEET infringes easyGroup’s rights.
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