UK Government confirms no official Registry fee will be payable on automatic conversion of registered EU trade marks ...

Since being introduced in July 2015, the Arusha protocol for the protection of novel plant varieties in Africa has finally entered into force on the 24th November 2024...

CES has closed its doors for another year. Over four days the conference showcased the front line of innovation in the tech space. The scale of the exhibition is simply...

The copying of whole retail formats in China is not unknown. For example in 2011 authorities in Kunming found 22 ‘fake' Apples stores in their city with many of the stores copying the décor and ambience...

Rebecca Field and Lee Curtis interview their HGF colleague Suzan Moss on searching for fashion designs in the UK and EU.

I've been a patent attorney working in what's often called "computer-implemented inventions" for around 20 years. Throughout that time, I've had many people tell me that you couldn't...

This case, relating to infringement of a US plant patent, deals with the evidentiary burden required to show infringement of a plant patent in the US...

Added matter occurs when an amendment introduces content that goes beyond what was originally disclosed in the application as filed (Article 123(2) EPC).

The EPO Guidelines (G-II, 6) provide a standardised framework for antibody-related patent issues.

To validly claim priority in a European patent application, four conditions must be met...

Any electronic communications sent from the EPO on or after 1 November 2023 will no longer have the "ten day rule" applied to them. This means that electronic correspondence are deemed to be delivered...

We are delighted to launch series 2 of our Fashionably IP Podcast where we will be looking at important hot topics in the world of fashion and intellectual property.

In the ninth edition of HGF's Fashionably IP podcast in the spirit of the new year and new beginnings or at least recycled beginnings, we are going to talk about recycling, upcycling, and resale in fashion.

When visiting CES' one thing that struck me was the number of companies demonstrating LiDAR technology. LiDAR has been around since the 1960s and was originally developed for aerospace use...

The aerospace industry has long been associated with cutting-edge technology and innovation. With the ambitious target of achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, the development of innovative...

When asked for an example of innovative health technology, we would typically think of systems designed for human consumers – whether wearable devices, home monitoring systems or telehealth.

The Boards of Appeal of the EPO (BoA) are the appeal body that reviews decisions made at the EPO; here, they reviewed an appeal in opposition proceedings after the revocation of a patent relating to an antibody.

In a recent blog post we discussed the Precision Breeding Regulatory Framework developed by the Food Standards Agency (FSA). Further details on the application process for Precision Bred Organism confirmation.

In the US, plants can be protected by utility patents, plant patents and/or plant variety rights. Both types of patent are subject to the same novelty rules of USC §102, which states that public prior use...

A recent case in the US District Court for the Northern District of Texas (Dallas Division) once again highlights how important the initial pleadings and evidence in patent infringement cases can be.