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: February 11, 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: February 5, 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: 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: January 8, 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: 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: November 21, 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...
Published: October 1, 2025 Three senior associates ranked in Managing IP’s Rising Stars Forresters is delighted to announce that three of our senior associates have been ranked in the 2025 edition...
Published: August 20, 2025 From Identity to Innovation: IP at the 2025 Women’s Rugby World Cup The opening match of the 2025 Women’s Rugby World Cup (RWC) takes place this week and is set...
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...
