On the issue of your brand name, merely applying it to products manufactured in Japan for export purposes could well land you in trouble in certain circumstances.

In July this year, the UK's Supreme Court introduced a doctrine of equivalents into the patent infringement test (Actavis v Eli Lilly as reported here).

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

Following a consultation earlier this year, the EPO has, on 18 October 2013, announced an amendment to its controversial rules relating to a two year deadline for filing divisional applications.

The media has recently caught wind of a trade mark tussle between tearoom brand Bettys and a café in the North Yorkshire coastal town of Whitby.

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), one of the world's leading pharmaceutical companies, recently announced that it is adopting a new approach to patenting its products around the world with the aim of...

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 latest development is that the Council meeting in Brussels on 10 December discussed business taxation and has invited the Code of Conduct Group to assess or consider all patent boxes in the EU, including those already assessed or considered before, by the end of 2014.

Litigation concerning Supplementary Protection Certificates (SPCs) frequently involves referrals to the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU), as reported here.

The Court of Appeal has recently handed down a decision focusing on issues of priority and the extent to which isolated disclosures in the detailed description of an earlier application of all of the features a later claim may support the right to priority for that claim.

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

This case arguably makes the UK a more attractive forum for litigation as the reformulated guidelines appear to have shifted in favour of refusing stays in favour of EPO proceedings.

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.

On Wednesday this week, the Scottish Parliament approved the draft legislation required for the UPC Agreement to come into effect by conferring certain privileges and immunities on the Unified Patent Court ...

International trade has grown substantially in size and importance, not least due to the explosion of e-commerce and budget airline fares.

Dehns have previously discussed the concept of plausibility and how much experimental data is needed for patent applications in Europe, which is relevant to both sufficiency and inventive step.