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Australia consults on possible changes to its design registration law
The Australian intellectual property registry, IP Australia, has released a consultation outlining potential changes to Australian design registration practice. If effected, these changes would, in many ways, better harmonise this Australian practice with what is already possible in many other territories around the world. The consultation closes on 08 August… -
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Early usage of the UPC: infringement and revocation proceedings
The Unified Patent Court (UPC) opened its doors on 01 June 2023. Now, more than six weeks since the opening of the court, based on publically available statistics, we consider the actions that have been brought before the UPC, both in terms of infringement proceedings and revocation proceedings. -
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Newron can't play fast and loose: UK Patents Court restricts combination SPCs
In a recent decision, the UK Patents Court considered the issue of whether supplementary protection certificates (SPCs) could be granted for a product which is a combination of two active ingredients (A+B), based on a basic patent claiming the combination A+B, and a marketing authorisation for only one of those… -
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Cross-border computer systems: patent infringement across multiple jurisdictions
A granted patent is a national right, meaning that the protection conferred by a patent in a particular country only applies within the borders of that country. For modern day computer systems there are no restrictions on location. Cloud computing can be used to offload data processing steps to a… -
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or ViCo oral proceedings" > EPO guidance: requesting "in-person" or ViCo oral proceedings
It is increasingly becoming important, during the written procedure leading to oral proceedings, for parties to the proceedings to provide detailed reasons for or against an in-person hearing. Merely expressing a preference for a particular format is essentially irrelevant. Further, based on developing case law, it seems that referring to… -
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Rules of Procedure of the Boards of Appeal: EPO consultation on timeliness of appeal proceedings
The Boards of Appeal of the European Patent Office (EPO) are an independent body to which decisions made by the EPO can be appealed. A large backlog of appeal cases had been building up over several years creating a roadblock to the efficient conclusion of cases. -
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Computer implemented inventions at the EPO: patent application tips
European law is far from straightforward when it comes to assessing the patentability of computer implemented inventions (CIIs). Over the years a number of tests and terms have appeared, all of which are interlinked and are easy to misapply. In this guide, we have summarised the law and provide a… -
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Are room-temperature superconductors a reality at last?
Room-temperature superconductors, or more precisely room-temperature superconductors that operate at ambient pressure, have the potential to be one of the greatest inventions of all time. Superconductors are materials which have zero resistance when working within their operational parameters. Unfortunately, to date, we have only been able to make superconductors that… -
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Implementation timeline for the EUs Digital Services Act
The 16 November 2022 marked the entry into force of the Digital Services Act (DSA), which hopes to bring the regulations on the liability regime of online intermediary services into the twenty-first century. Even though most of the regulation will only apply from 17 February 2024 onwards, some intermediary services… -
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The UK Patent Box: a potentially different approach to patenting
A primary reason for obtaining patent protection for a particular innovation is to prevent and/or deter unwanted third parties from copying it. At least as far as the UK is concerned however, the obtaining of such patent protection can also serve a very different commercial application, in the form of…
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