On 1 August 2017, Estonia became the 13th country to ratify the Unified Patent Court Agreement (UPCA) when it deposited its instrument of ratification with the General Secretariat of the Council of the EU.

On 9 January 2020, MPs gave their final backing to the bill that will implement the UK government's Brexit deal.

After many years of uncertainty, the UK officially left the EU on 31 January 2020

There is still considerable uncertainty around Brexit: when will the UK leave the EU? Will there be an agreed deal? What will the deal look like? What happens if no deal is agreed?

2014 sees the opening of the Horizon 2020 EU research and innovation funding programme.

The European Patent Office (EPO) has announced an increase in the official fees charged for European patent applications which will take effect from 1 April 2020.

The number of territories now signed up to the Patent Cooperation Treaty increased earlier in August with Saudi Arabia joining the club.

In episode two of our special "Women in STEM" podcast series, we interview Rebecca Gardner (Partner) and Rosie Lawrence (Technical Assistant). Rebecca and Rosie work in the Dehns Biotech team...

In this special edition of our IP podcast, we are doing things a bit differently and talking about returning to work after maternity leave.

Plain packaging for cigarettes throughout the EU looks unlikely to happen.

How did an iconic cafe on London's North Circular get brand protection around the globe? This short video case study, produced by CITMA, shows how Dehns helped build, protect and grow Ace...

On 19 November 2020, the UK Government confirmed that the address for service rules in respect of UK trade marks, designs and patents will change from January 2021, such that all new UK trade mark, design and patent applications ...

The Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys (CIPA) last week launched its new video short "European Patent Work Unaffected By Brexit", highlighting that when it comes to patents...

As we recently reported here, a referral has been made to the Court of Justice of the EU regarding the scope of the Bolar provisions.

This time last week I had the privilege of attending the 5th Biennial Biosimilars and Biobetters Congress in London.

If you don't have Freedom to Operate, the consequences for your business could be catastrophic.

In this second episode of "The IP Podcast", our hosts discuss the importance of confidentiality and why it's so important to keep your idea secret.

According to a new announcement on the Unified Patent Court's website, the Preparatory Committee is now working on an assumption that the court will become fully operational in December 2017.

Hosted by Philip Webber on 11 June 2020, this webinar covers patent claims, criteria for patentability and how to get patents granted.

This webinar, jointly hosted on 23 July 2020, covers the patentability of diagnostic inventions in Europe, Canada and the US.