Following a week of political drama, which has seen the resignation of the Foreign Secretary and the Secretary of State for Exiting the EU, the British Government today published its...

Today, 13 June 2018, the UK became a member of the "Hague Agreement for the International Registration of Industrial Designs". This follows the UK's ratification of the agreement three months previously.

The Grand Committee of the House of Lords this afternoon considered the Order on Privileges and Immunities, following the Commons' approval of the same Order.

SPCs provide a valuable extension to patent protection in Europe for pharmaceutical, veterinary and plant protection products.

Most often, the invention in a patent application is for early stage, sometimes speculative, research which is yet to be fully realised.

We are often asked when a patent application should be filed and there are a number of factors to consider.

The American Intellectual Property Lawyers Association (AIPLA) has just released a proposal to change the law on what kinds of inventions may be patented.

In today's world, unless you are living in the middle of the Sahara Desert or somewhere equally remote, it is impossible to avoid trade marks.

As I have discussed previously here, CRISPR-based techniques have revolutionized the field of gene editing in recent years.

The European Commission is poised to introduce an SPC manufacturing waiver as early as 2019.

In this episode of The IP Podcast, Senior Associate Daniel Rowe discusses a topic relating to the biotechnology and pharma industries: repurposed drugs and skinny labelling.

The term "CRISPR" was first proposed in 2001 to describe various clusters of DNA repeats that had been identified in various bacteria over the previous two decades.

Over the last few years, the EPO Boards of Appeal have become more strict regarding the late filing of new facts, evidence or requests.

IBM's "Watson" computer made headlines in 2011 when it triumphed in a head-to-head contest against record-breaking human winners of popular US general knowledge quiz, Jeopardy!

The European Patent Office (EPO) released its annual report for 2017 this week.

In this episode we look at what you should do if you think someone is infringing your patent by making, selling or using the technology that you've spent years, not to mention thousands of pounds...

Apple have made no secret of their ambitions to broaden their empire beyond their historic hardware and software offering

Hosted by Tim Wilson on 2 July 2020, this webinar covers what "software" is in a patent context and the different requirements for patenting software in the UK / Europe and other jurisdictions.

Xiaomi, the world's fourth largest smartphone manufacturer and a major client of Dehns, made two significant strategic announcements ...

Apple has built its success on innovative products. It has sought to protect this innovation through patents and registered designs.