Traditionally, intellectual property (IP) protection is viewed as a mechanism to create a monopoly and exclude competitors.

A patent is a legal right that enables the patent holder to prevent others from making and using their invention in the country where the patent is granted.

October 5th, 2011 was a day for celebration as the High Court handed down a superbly reasoned, coherent judgment in Re Halliburton Energy Services Inc [2011] EWHC 2508 (Pat) concerning the patentability of computer-implemented inventions in the UK.

Welcome to the first episode in series 3 of HGF's Fashionably IP podcast. This podcast is the first in a series of three podcasts on key aspects of trade mark protection in the UK and EU.

On 23rd October 2019, the Supreme Court in the UK issued its decision in Shanks v Unilever [2019] UKSC 45 directing that an employee whose invention delivered significant profits to his employer

This case provides insight to the EPO's interpretation of administration features in second medical use claims. Whilst the door appears to be open for broader second medical use claims, they can present.

A decision of interest to the retail industry and retailers, but also to trade mark attorneys and lawyers on the everchanging topic of bad faith.

A decision of interest to the retail industry and retailers, but also to trade mark attorneys and lawyers on the everchanging topic of bad faith.

On the 31st December 2025, five years will have passed since the end of the Brexit transitional period on 31st December 2020.

The new Patent Box regime proposal has now been released by the UK Treasury for formal consultation.

With the explosion of AI and machine learning in the MedTech and Digital Health sectors, trade secrets are becoming an increasingly valuable tool to complement patents in protecting companies’ intellectual property (“IP”). While patents remain central to protecting core technological innovations, trade secrets offer distinct and different advantages that make them particularly well suited for protecting certain types of MedTech and Digital Health assets.

In 2016, Lego announced plans to establish a Sustainable Materials Centre dedicated to the research and development of new sustainable materials ...

The release by a Chinese company, DeepSeek, of a new open-source reasoning model, has led to falls of hundreds of billions of dollars in US technology stocks including at one point a fall of $600bn in the value of Nvidia.

In November 2022, the Flemish political party Vlaams Belang presented its "IKEA-PLAN – Immigratie Kan Echt Anders" ("Immigration Really Can Be Different").

A recent ruling by the ASA, has again highlighted the need for brands to retain control and oversight when partnering with influencers, including ensuring that ...

This decision, laid down by a jury in a federal trial in Delaware on 9 August 2024, concluded with an award of $25 million in damages and future royalties to be paid to Finch.

The EPO's European patent system is on the brink of the biggest change in a generation – from 2023 it is expected that a new unitary patent (UP) will become available via the EPO.

Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are a hot topic at the moment and when new technology such as this meets existing laws, things can get interesting.

The patent application procedure is notoriously slow and driven by fixed deadlines.

In Europe, women remain grossly under-represented in research and innovation. A recent study by the European Patent Office (EPO)...