Published: 24. April 2026 World IP Day 2026 – IP and Sports: Ready, Set, Innovate Technology across all sports continues to evolve rapidly, improving safety, enhancing performance, and reshaping the way athletes, teams,...
Published: 23. April 2026 150 Years of Trade Marks: Celebrating some iconic brands of our clients Trade marks have a unique ability in intellectual property – they can last forever. While patents and designs...
Published: 13. März 2026 UPC Court of Appeal makes first ever referral to the CJEU On 6 March 2026, the Court of Appeal of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) issued its first-ever referral...
Published: 24. Februar 2026 Security for Costs: UPC Court of Appeal Accepts Litigation Insurance The Unified Patent Court (UPC) Court of Appeal has ruled that the claimant, Syntorr, can use their After...
Published: 13. Februar 2026 Don’t cry over spilled plant-based drinks In a decision issued on 11 February, the UK Supreme Court ruled that the mark “POST MILK GENERATION”...
Published: 11. Februar 2026 Landmark ruling from the UK Supreme Court for software-related inventions A ruling issued by the UK’s Supreme Court on 11 February signals a change in the way many...
Published: 11. Februar 2026 Changes to the EPO’s PACE programme from 1 February 2026 The European Patent Office (EPO) has announced that as of 1 February 2026, it will no longer be...
Published: 5. Februar 2026 UK Intellectual Property Office to increase fees from 1 April 2026 The UK Intellectual Property Office has announced its intention- subject to parliamentary approval – to increase official fees...
Published: 4. Februar 2026 Can prior human authorisations block SPCs for animal products? The German Federal Patent Court is seeking clarification from the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU)...
Published: 8. Januar 2026 Changes to fees at the EPO from 1 April 2026 The European Patent Office (EPO) has announced that many of its fees will be increasing from 1 April...
Published: 28. November 2025 The Unified Patent Court “objects” to the problem and solution approach The Boards of Appeal at the European Patent Office assess the requirement of an inventive step under the...
Published: 21. November 2025 The Rapid Growth of Digital Agriculture Patents In September, the EPO published a press release highlighting the fast growth of the digital agriculture sector. In...
