Marks & Clerk hosts a webinar on Protecting Innovations in FinTech including advice on patenting software and other intellectual property (IP) considerations as part of Scotland FinTech Festival 2020.

An ingenious invention by Dr Benjamin Levine, at University of Texas (UT) Southwestern Medical Center; a sleeping bag to re-distribute blood flow ...

The Onion recently filed an amicus brief with the US Supreme Court, urging the Court to consider the outcome in the case of an Ohio man who faced criminal charges in relation to ...

As one of the world's most oil-rich countries, the significance of Iraq's accession to the PCT will be most relevant to the energy and resources sectors.

A Paris division of the Unified Patent Court granted a moderate €100,000 top-up to security for legal costs in a patent infringement case, balancing the defendant's increased defense expenses against the claimant's fundamental right to access justice. The court rejected demands for a much larger security increase, finding that the claimant's status as a micro-enterprise required careful consideration of proportionality principles under EU law.

Numerous companies had to adjust rapidly and dramatically to meet the threat posed by Covid-19. In this interview, CEO Colm Ryan tells Alicia Gailliez of One Nucleus how ReagentGenie ...

The game developer Fntastic has been forced to delay the release of their game "The Day Before" due to a trade mark dispute with a third party.

In our latest webinar, Kirsten Gilbert and Gina Lodge discuss IP enforcement issues to consider in the UK and EU27 after the end of the Brexit transition period.

In the ongoing appeal lodged by Alexion against the CFI's refusal of provisional measures against a large group of Amgen defendants, the COA has confirmed their strict adherence to the Rules of Procedure on that which constitutes good service.

This morning, the UPC has announced a two month delay to the start of the sunrise period to 1st March 2023, which means the new court will now open its doors on 1st June 2023.

The Dusseldorf Local Division refused to grant an order for a security for costs against a non-practicing entity (NPE) claimant in UPC_CFI_26/2024.

Following the protracted legal battle over the copyright in one of the world's most famous songs – Happy Birthday To You, the terms of the settlement agreed between the parties are now public.

In our latest episode, discover how Terra Quantum AG is revolutionising complex problem-solving, enhancing security through quantum key distribution, and pushing the boundaries of hybrid quantum machine learning.

In the unstoppable advance of human technology, we are, somewhat ironically, discovering more and more ways in which nature has beat us to it. From the structural integrity of the honeycomb pattern...

The UK government has announced £500 million in funding through the ENABLE Guarantee programme to help innovative businesses use their intellectual property as collateral for loans. This reform addresses a longstanding challenge where IP-rich companies in sectors like life sciences and creative industries struggle to access traditional lending that favours tangible assets over patents and proprietary technology.

As the UK seeks to expand its offshore wind capacity and deliver on its net-zero ambitions, attention is increasingly turning to the innovation ecosystem that supports major energy infrastructure projects.

The £51m government investment in the new National Cryogenic Facility at Daresbury feels like a real milestone for the North West, and is particularly exciting if (like me) you have...

The UPC's Central Division has applied the partial-problems approach to inventive step in a recent patent case concerning a nail design. The court examined whether combining two distinct features—a specific nail-tip angle to prevent splitting and longitudinal grooves for pull-out resistance—constituted an inventive step or merely an aggregation of independently obvious solutions.

The Court of Appeal's March 2026 ruling in Ecovacs v Roborock establishes a strict procedural standard for ex parte inspection orders, holding that applicants must provide complete and accurate disclosure of all material facts at the time of filing.

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.