Published: 1. Dezember 2023 A positive step for protecting AI and machine learning innovation in the UK The UK High Court gave a surprising endorsement for the prospects of protecting artificial neural networks (ANNs) in...
Published: 29. November 2023 Changes to Comparable Trade Mark and Design Rights from 1 January 2024 As a result of Brexit, EU Trade Marks and Community Design registrations no longer cover the UK. So that...
Published: 15. November 2023 Warning over misleading invoices Clients are warned to be aware of potential scam invoices sent by third parties for the payment of...
Published: 8. November 2023 UK High Court aligns with EPO approach on amendments from different embodiments His Honour Judge Hacon handed down a UK High Court decision on 25 October that you could have...
Published: 6. November 2023 End of the 10-day rule As part of the ongoing digital transformation, the European Patent Office (EPO) has officially abolished the 10-day rule...
Published: 26. Oktober 2023 Entitlement to claim priority On 10 October 2023, the Enlarged Board of Appeal (EBA) handed down its decision on the consolidated cases G1/22 and...
Published: 24. Oktober 2023 Change to validity of e-signatures in assignments at the EPO Is an electronic signature valid for recording an assignment before the EPO? Not now, answers the Legal Board...
Published: 16. Oktober 2023 Implicit basis for disclaimers A recent Board of Appeal decision, T 0273/22, gives more insight into the basis requirements for disclaimers. Background...
Published: 3. Oktober 2023 Lack of Sufficiency: when examples cannot be repeated A decision by the EPO Board of Appeal provides guidance for patent applicants on the importance of sufficiency...
Published: 26. September 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: 21. Juli 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: 21. Juli 2023 Advances in the Femtech space FemTech, increasingly hailed as the latest boom in healthcare, provides a wide range of solutions aimed at improving...
