An AI cannot be an inventor for a European Patent Application finds the Board of the Appeal in their written decision on J08/20 that has now been published.

In a significant ruling on 11 March 2025, IPEC upheld the validity of Babek International Limited's UK trade mark for ‘BABEK' in its case against Iceland Foods Limited.

Questions I often get asked by innovators looking to file a patent application include: "What kind of experimental data do I need to include?" and "How many examples do we need to test?"

Whilst already adhering to stringent environmental standards to minimise its ecological impact, construction activities still contribute to greenhouse gas emissions, energy consumption...

On 12 May 2010 the EPO’s Enlarged Board of Appeal confirmed the EPO’s current practice in relation to patent application relating to computer implemented inventions (CIIs).

I have a friend who is a keen model car collector. Recently he spotted one he liked the look of on a well-known online auction site, put a bid on it, and won.

HGF has been ranked in the 'Gold' and 'Silver' bands in The Financial Times special report ‘Europe's Leading Patent Law Firms' published on 9 July 2019.

A decision of the European court of justice has severly restricted the ability to obtain patents for stem cell-based inventions in Europe.

Episodes 41-50 of the Fashionably IP Podcast where we will be looking at important hot topics in the world of fashion and intellectual property.

On 23 October 2025, Lord Justice Arnold delivered two landmark Court of Appeal decisions addressing trade mark registrability: Thom Browne Inc & Anor v adidas AG...

The possibility of quantum computing was first seriously proposed in the early 1980s and is widely regarded as having enormous potential to deliver a step change in the complexity of computing problems...

The UK Intellectual Property Office has released formal guidance for examining patent applications involving software and AI inventions, marking a significant shift from the nearly 20-year-old Aerotel test. Following the landmark Emotional Perception Supreme Court ruling, the new three-step approach harmonises UK patent examination with European Patent Office practices, potentially opening new opportunities for software and AI innovators to protect their inventions in the UK.

The Njoy v Juul decision offers key insights into the UPC's inventive step framework, emphasizing the importance of defining the patent's underlying problem. Unlike the EPO, the UPC prioritizes obviousness while minimizing technical differences and advantages.

With recent advances in computer technology, AI and ML are increasingly being used in products and services for the healthcare industry.

With the UK on course to leave the EU, this Briefing Note discusses the impact that this will have on European patents and on the launch of the Unitary Patent (UP) and the Unified Patent Court (UPC).

In the excitement of bringing a new MedTech product to market it can be easy to overlook or leave intellectual property issues until later.

From 1 April 2024, the EPO will accept digital or text string signatures as alternatives to handwritten or facsimile signatures on contracts and declarations submitted as evidence to support...

The EPO Board of Appeal's decision in T 1418/22 gives useful guidance on the inventiveness of polymorph claims in Europe. Starting from a known amorphous form, a specific crystalline...

The UK baby care market was valued at an estimated £1.3 billion in 2020, so it is little wonder that Mothercare found itself ‘rattled' at the prospect of Poundland allegedly encroaching on its IP rights.

Adverts, for online pharmacist Pharmacy2U, appearing on Twitter and TV claiming that managing repeat prescriptions online could save the NHS "over £300 million a year on prescription costs"...