GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) successfully pleaded a Gillette defence and obtained an Arrow declaration in a patent infringement action brought by Vectura in respect of inhalable medicaments...

With the increasing focus on placing sustainability at the heart of innovation in the space sector, exemplified by the launch of initiatives like Astra Carta, it's clear that the space sector...

Coffee is the second most traded commodity after oil. However, with rising coffee consumption comes more deforestation, greater use of pesticides...

Since 1973 when the United Kingdom joined the then European Economic Community (EEC) which ultimately morphed into the European Union, until the United Kingdom left the European Union...

The Corteva v. Inari case underscores the complexities of patenting biological materials, highlighting legal requirements for biological deposits, third-party access post-patent grant, and strategic considerations for ensuring enablement without unnecessary exposure of valuable biological inventions.

Innovative businesses should seek to maximise the value they obtain from working collaboratively within a product platform ecosystem. A well-defined IP strategy can help achieve...

Since 1973 when the UK joined the then European Common Market, the UK has followed an exhaustion of IP rights regime which has enabled the secondary sale and movement of goods within the European Economic Area (‘EEA').

SkyKick UK Ltd and another (Appellants) v Sky Ltd and others (Respondents) [2024] UKSC 36 before Lord Kitchin, Lord Reed, Lord Lloyd-Jones, Lord Hamblen and Lord Burrows.

It would have been difficult to miss the recent news that Marks & Spencer has filed trade mark infringement proceedings against German discounter Aldi's Cuthbert the Caterpillar cake.

Accordingly, a decision by the UK Intellectual Property Office that two UK patent applications could not be allowed to proceed on the basis that they named an AI machine as inventor has been upheld.

The trouble with emergencies is they leave little time to develop normal working relationships and collaborations.

The ‘Willys MB' truck (also known as a "Jeep") is a well-known vehicle manufactured by Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA), first manufactured in 1941.

Some of the food and drink industry's most successful products are protected as trade secrets: the recipes for Coca Cola, Heinz ketchup and Krispy Kreme donuts to name just a few.

For any avid readers you may recall back in our Spring Retail Scanner we covered NFTs, specifically what they are and what they mean for retailers and their IP.

For many years, the China Trademark Office (CTMO) has not accepted "retail" services in Class 35, on the basis that the protection of services implies providing a service for others...

A case before the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court (IPEC) has raised this important question in a direct reference to the Court of Justice of European Union.

The total time needed for a decision in straightforward cases will be reduced to 15 months (currently 19-27 months), calculated as from expiry of the opposition period.

Based on the increasing recognition of the role of food and nutrition in health, the current "food as medicine" movement encompasses a range of food-based interventions for the prevention...

This case (T2510/181) heard before the Technical Boards of Appeal at the EPO in May 2024 relates to the morality and novelty of substances of a natural origin. The invention covered under the patent (EP 2 443 126 B1).

Major changes to the European patent system will soon be coming into effect with the launch of the Unitary Patent and the Unified Patent Court expected to commence in Spring 2023.