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Although China is becoming an increasingly important consumer market, it still has the reputation of being a cheap (counterfeit) production country, with Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) being the motor of the Chinese economy.

On Friday 9th September 2022, the Grand Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (‘EUIPO') held its first ever oral hearing.

French luxury goods manufacturer, Hermès International, almost lost protection for its signature ‘H' figurative trade mark earlier this year when the EUIPO's Cancellation Division issued...

A recent EPO Board of Appeal decision establishes critical guidance for protecting AI-assisted engineering design innovations, ruling that patent claims covering only digital model generation cannot be expanded post-grant to include physical manufacturing steps. The decision clarifies that when AI generates product designs—from data center layouts to 3D-printed components—the patent strategy must explicitly bridge the gap between computational output and manufactured reality from the outset.

In a long-awaited decision, the Dutch Supreme Court has recently handed down a judgement providing clarity on the conditions for protection of more or less descriptive company names in the Netherlands.

The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into healthcare has ushered in a new era of personalised medicine, promising more effective and tailored treatments for patients.

Oppositions launched by 16 organisations against patents for mutant barley owned by Carlsberg & Heineken highlight...

Christian Louboutin for anyone who doesn't know, is a French designer of luxury footwear and handbags, whose best-known goods are high-heeled (often very!) women's shoes.

As commercial space activity accelerates and nations invest in orbital manufacturing and extraterrestrial bases, the question of patent protection beyond Earth becomes increasingly urgent. With no comprehensive framework for intellectual property rights in outer space, how might existing terrestrial patent systems be adapted to protect innovations on Mars, the Moon, and beyond?

The Court of Appeal has stayed an interim injunction to allow Mylan's generic to remain on the market in a bid to preserve the status quo, ...

The intersection of artificial intelligence (AI) and healthcare has ushered in an era of unprecedented innovation. AI-powered technologies are revolutionising the diagnosis, treatment...

Therapeutic antibodies are at the heart of innovations in biotechnology and healthcare. With increasing regulatory requirements and quality expectations, critical quality attributes (CQAs)...

To assist with the continued operation of civil proceedings during the COVID-19 crisis, the courts have been allowing parties to conduct trials and hearings remotely.

Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are digital tokens stored on the blockchain. In contrast to bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, NFTs are often compared to art works or trading cards.

What innovation is happening at the tills? What are the technology changes at self-scanning machines?...

The Chancellor of the UK, Rachel Reeves, recently unveiled plans to deliver an Oxford-Cambridge growth corridor that promises to boost the UK economy by up to £78 billion by 2035.

In March 2020, Shiseido Americas Corporation filed an application to invalidate UK registration No. 3114196 "BareFace Minerals" in the name of Bareface Cosmetics Limited.