Insights: Industry News

Published: September 26, 2023

First UPC preliminary injunction granted to biotech company

The UPC is a new unified court system covering 17 countries that have ratified the UPC Agreement. The UPC entered...

Published: July 21, 2023

Supplementary Protection Certificates for combination products: another Court of Justice of the EU referral

The ability to obtain a Supplementary Protection Certificate (SPC) where the active ingredient is a combination of products...

Published: July 21, 2023

Advances in the Femtech space

FemTech, increasingly hailed as the latest boom in healthcare, provides a wide range of solutions aimed at improving...

Published: July 19, 2023

Cultivated “clean” meat sector gathers pace

The production of meat for human consumption is a very significant contributor to carbon emissions. While estimates vary,...

Published: July 19, 2023

To what extent is a commercially available product with a hidden internal composition considered prior art?

A new referral to the Enlarged Board of Appeal (EBoA), G 1/23, seeks guidance on the criteria to...

Published: July 4, 2023

IPEC Small Claims Track: Latest changes and how they affect you

The UK Courts and Tribunals Judiciary recently announced changes to the way some cases filed in the Small Claims Track...

Published: June 28, 2023

“WAGATHA CHRISTIE” trade mark registration… is the second half about to kick off?

The ‘Wagatha Christie’ trial hit the headlines in 2022 after Rebekah Vardy unsuccessfully sued Coleen Rooney for libel...

Published: April 27, 2023

EPO provides clarification on end of “10-day rule”

The European Patent Office (EPO) has provided an update to how it will apply changes to its communications...

Published: April 26, 2023

World Intellectual Property Day 2023: Animal Dynamics

World Intellectual Property Day (26th April) is an annual event commending the inventors and creators that drive innovation...

Published: April 25, 2023

World Intellectual Property Day 2023: Entia

Celebrated annually on 26th April, World Intellectual Property Day provides an opportunity to shine the spotlight on the...

Published: April 24, 2023

World Intellectual Property Day 2023: Thomson & Scott

As part of our series on the theme of this year’s World Intellectual Property Day, “Women in IP,”...

Published: April 20, 2023

Earth Day 2023: Investing in our planet through IP protection

“Invest in Our Planet” is the theme of Earth Day 2023, which falls annually on 22nd April.  The Earth...