"That's my retirement grease!" cries Groundskeeper Willie as Homer and Bart are discovered pilfering the oil from the school's deep fat fryer.

Would you rather be biologically or chronologically young? As life expectancy continues to increase, on average, worldwide, attention is increasingly focussing on biological age...

In the world of solar-powered electric cars, nothing is more demanding or gruelling than a race: it's a perfect way to stress test any technology.

Two spinal vertebrae are fused together using a bone graft, and metal components hold the bones in place.

Millions of people worldwide suffer from pain that is perceived to be in an area of the body that is paradoxically no longer (or never was) attached to the body.

The Barclays Women's Super League is pioneering the use of Connected Ball technology, with Nike and Sportable introducing FIFA-certified smart ball sensors that track every touch, movement, and tactical decision in real-time. This groundbreaking implementation marks the first time any football league has deployed such comprehensive technology at scale, providing unprecedented performance data to players, coaches, and fans alike.

Birmingham has a rich musical heritage. For those hailing from the city (including myself), one venue in particular is a source of pride.

In a decision on the merits handed down by the Paris Central Division of the UPC (UPC_CFI_230/2024), Ballinno's European patent No. EP 1944067 B1 was revoked.

In its decision of 3 October 2025, the UPC Court of Appeal clarified the application of Article 64 UPCA, which governs corrective measures such as recall, removal, and destruction of infringing products.

The interim conference of the revocation action between TCL Europe and Corning Inc. (UPC_CFI_337/2025) was held on 28 November 2025.

On 6 May 2025, Genentech and Roche petitioned the Brussels Local Division for ex-parte orders for inspection and the preservation of evidence against two pharmaceutical manufacturing...

The Hamburg Local Division clarified that the counterclaim for revocation may attack the validity of claims not asserted against the defendant, in a decision on the merits issued...

Two separate requests for the provisions of security for costs from a claimant domiciled in China has highlighted differing approaches of two UPC local divisions.

As previously reported here, the UPC has, at first instance at least, confirmed a long held belief (often referred to as the UPC long arm jurisdiction) that UPC decisions can also have effect in non-UPC member states.

When considering if provisional measures are to be granted, the UPC considers, inter alia, if the patent in question is more like than not to be valid and is more like than not to be infringed.

In a recent procedural order issued by the Mannheim Local Division of the UPC (UPC_CFI_819/2024), the Court rejected an application made by three co-defendants requesting a separation of proceedings into three distinct strands of litigation...

In two recent decisions on interim measures, in disputes between Occlutech and Lepu before the Dusseldorf and Hamburg local divisions, defendants Lepu challenged the urgency with which Occlutech had brought their actions...

In a recent decision (UPC_CFI_526/2024), the Unified Patent Court's Central Division in Munich addressed the issue of excessive auxiliary requests in patent revocation proceedings.

Closely shadowing earlier events, on 22 September 2025 an order was issued by the Düsseldorf Local Division of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) permitting OTEC Präzisionsfinish GmbH (OTEC)...

The Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust has begun deploying artificial intelligence tools to analyse chest X-ray results for lung cancer diagnoses, with the UK government committing to roll out these AI-powered systems across all NHS trusts in England by 2029. The technology acts as a "second pair of eyes" for radiologists, prioritising X-rays showing potential danger signs for expedited human review.