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Potential for second medical use SPCs in the UK?
The ability to obtain SPCs in Europe to extend patents for new therapeutic uses of known products, i.e....
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The bioeconomy: How innovation can lead to sustainability
The UK and EU have committed to reaching net zero by 2050. Several initiatives have been established to...
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Dotplot’s innovative contribution to early breast cancer detection
As many as one in eight women will develop breast cancer during their lifetime. According to Cancer Research...
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Technologies used in Sport Climbing at 2024 Paris Olympic Games
Sport Climbing is making only its second Olympic appearance this week at the 2024 Olympics. This relatively new...
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Unified Patent Court (UPC) Central Division issues its first revocation judgment
On 16 July 2024, just over a year after the UPC opened its doors, the Munich Central Division...
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New fund launched to help SMEs access IP services
The UK Intellectual Property Office has introduced IP Advance, a new financial support scheme intended to support small...
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Running shoe technology set to revolutionise the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games
As the athletics events at the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games get underway, Niama Knapp looks at advances...
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Normal service resumed for patentability of AI inventions
On 19 July 2024, the Court of Appeal handed down its judgement in Comptroller-General of Patents, Designs and...
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AI at the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games
The Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games are fast approaching. As well as the world’s best athletes, the...
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New EBoA referral: a possible end to the controversy surrounding description adaptation
After conflicting Board of Appeal decisions in recent years concerning the legal basis for the European Patent Office...
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The description adaptation requirement at the European Patent Office – current developments
Once a set of claims has been found allowable in examination proceedings before the European Patent Office (EPO),...
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The BIG MAC Battle – why McDonald’s lost its trade mark
McDonald’s’ “BIG MAC” trade mark is one of the most well-known trade marks in the world. Despite its...
