The EPO has recently released a study with interesting insights on the recent trends in protecting cancer technologies worldwide. The study has found that the number of international...

The Chancellor's Autumn Statement included a very welcome announcement of five new Quantum Missions, backed by the £2.5 billion Quantum Strategy. One of the missions is to have a UK-based...

The Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre (IBioIC) is hosting Scotland's first Bioeconomy week on 3 to 7 October 2022.

Artificial intelligence (AI) has been used to design 3D-printed lenses that can filter out extraneous objects so that only the target object appears in a photograph.

I was intrigued to see this early glimpse of the much heralded Metaverse. I also particularly enjoyed the discussion on the regulatory dilemmas facing digital social platforms in general.

Edinburgh Napier University and South of Scotland Enterprise have partnered to launch Bike Innovation Scotland, establishing the Caerlee Mill Bike Campus in Innerleithen. The facility will provide state-of-the-art testing and innovation support for the cycling and mountain biking sector, featuring specialized labs for trail testing and human performance research.

Great to see Cornwall, where I grew up, is a step closer to hosting the UK's first space launch, which is scheduled for early November 2022. The project has been eight years in the planning,...

The UPC opened its doors on 1 June 2023 with 17 signatory states having ratified the UPC agreement and consequently being covered by the decisions of the new court.

A recent decision from the Düsseldorf Local Division in UPC_CFI_351/2024 saw the Court consulted the prosecution history to resolve a question in claim interpretation. Most European courts do not rely...

I recently heard about MATcelerate ZERO at the IP4U event, and really liked the concept. As the name suggest, MATcelerate ZERO aims to speed up the development of MATerials research...

Following the GE v Siemens UK patent infringement case last year, in which Siemens' UK patent (EP 2 657 519 B1) was found to be invalid and GE's wind turbine not to infringe...

In our latest bitesize guide to the UPC and the UP, Thomas Prock explains: Registration (and notification of registration) for unitary patent protection...

Of course, the oldest (and probably still largest) jewel in Cambridge's crown is the University. There are numerous Colleges beneath its umbrella...

In a recent decision issued by the The Hague Local Division of the Unified Patent Court involving Amycel LLC (Claimant) based in The Netherlands and Szymon Spyra (Defendant), based in Poland, the court addressed the procedural complexities surrounding the service of a Statement of Claim on the Defendant, who is based in a non-contracting member state.

In a recent decision handed down in UPC_CoA_420/2025 and its joined cases, the Unified Patent Court (UPC) Court of Appeal addressed a critical divergence between its own procedural...

In their dispute with Neo Wireless, Toyota challenged the validity of the opt-out of Neo Wireless' European patent. Before the proceedings, Neo Wireless LLC (Neo USA) transferred the German...

Zentiva, a Portuguese generics company, sought and was granted marketing authorisation for a generic form of Boehringer Ingelheim's idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis drug Ofev (nintedanib) in August 2024

The UPC denied Abbott's request to amend its claim in infringement proceedings, citing insufficient time for preparation and suggesting alternative legal avenues for addressing the new app version.

Today marks, the first step towards a new door opening in Europe for patentees - one that could potentially revolutionise the way we protect intellectual property.

France's Gironde department has replaced human fire lookouts with AI-assisted cameras that can detect forest fires at longer ranges with fewer false alarms. While the technology excels at early fire detection, firefighting itself still requires human crews on the ground, demonstrating a balanced approach where AI enhances rather than replaces critical human work.