Published: March 13, 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: February 24, 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: February 11, 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: January 20, 2026 Triton Showers overcomes patent infringement action at the Court of Appeal Norcros Group (Holdings) Limited (Triton Showers) appealed the decision of the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court that found Kohler Mira’s...
Published: November 28, 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: August 7, 2025 G 1/25: Enlarged Board of Appeal referral seeks to provide clarity on description adaptation Present procedures at the European Patent Office (EPO) require adaptation of the description of a European patent application...
Published: July 15, 2025 UKIPO Publishes New Guidance Following the Sky v SkyKick Judgment Following the Supreme Court’s Sky v SkyKick judgment, the UKIPO has published a Practice Amendment Notice (PAN 1/25),...
Published: July 4, 2025 European Patent Office clarifies what represents prior art in Enlarged Board of Appeal decision G1/23 A decision by the Enlarged Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office (EPO) has broadened the scope...
Published: June 25, 2025 Would you recognise a ‘diamond’ in the rough? The Supreme Court hands down its judgment in Iconix v Dream Pairs It is rare to have one Supreme Court decision concerning trade mark law, but to have two in...
Published: June 18, 2025 EPO clarifies claim interpretation in Enlarged Board of Appeal decision G1/24 The EPO Enlarged Board of Appeal has announced that, while the claims are the basis for assessing the...
Published: March 18, 2025 At what point in appeal proceedings can the admissibility of an appeal be questioned? A recent decision (T0458/22) by an EPO Board of Appeal provides fresh guidance as to when arguments directed...
Published: March 7, 2025 BSH v Electrolux: CJEU grants EU courts greater competence for cross-border patent infringement actions The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has declared that EU courts (which includes the Unified...
