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The Court of Appeal has issued a decision in an appeal against the High Court's decision to uphold the refusal of the Dabus patent application in the UK.

The UK Intellectual Property Office has unveiled its Corporate Plan for 2026-2027, outlining ambitious digital transformation initiatives and strategic priorities that will reshape how businesses interact with the UK's IP system. From the rollout of the OneIPO platform to enhanced support for commercialising intellectual property and integrating AI tools, these changes promise to modernize IP services while addressing current backlogs and supporting innovation across all sectors.

The United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office published a Design Practice Notice on 02 November 2022, about fundamental aspects of UK registered design practice.

Researchers at the University of Birmingham have secured £230,000 in funding from Cancer Research Horizons to develop a new blood test for monitoring individuals at risk...

In a FRAND/patent dispute, a judge allowed an applicant to disclose confidential license agreements, with redactions, for benchmarking purposes. This ruling highlights procedural steps parties may take in UPC/FRAND cases to ensure compliance with disclosure requirements.

A recent UPC decision examined whether a medical device infringed a patent for an embolic protection device, focusing on whether a graspable structure that could only be accessed...

November saw the issuance of a number of much-talked about UPC Court of Appeal (COA) decisions, and notable among them was the decision issued in the long-running dispute between Amgen, Sanofi and Regeneron.

In a decision issued on 24 September 2024 by the Court of Appeal of the Unified Patent Court (UPC), the court upheld a decision that limited the disclosure of additional licensing agreements in the ongoing dispute...

The Düsseldorf Local Division granted an ex-parte inspection and preservation of evidence order in case UPC_CFI_834/2025, allowing Ecovacs Robotics Co., Ltd. to inspect robot vacuum...

When defendants fail to engage with UPC proceedings, the Court has shown its readiness to deliver swift default judgments, as demonstrated in the recent case between i-mop GmbH and ARCORA International GmbH.

The UPCs' Paris Local Division had granted an ex-parte seizure order to C-KORE Systems Limited (Claimant) against Novawell (Defendant) on 14th November 2023.

In two recent decisions before the UPC (UPC_CoA_402/2024, UPC_CoA_405/2024), the Court of Appeal rejected an appeal by Alexion Pharmaceuticals requesting grant of an application...

The biggest celebrity news story this week has certainly been the supposed Beckham family feud, following Brooklyn Beckham's statement via Instagram that he does not wish to reconcile with his parents.

Major sporting tournaments create a lucrative opportunity for counterfeiters who exploit eager fans seeking team merchandise. A recent Trading Standards raid in Edinburgh seized over 158,000 fake football shirts worth £5.5 million, highlighting the scale of counterfeit operations that undermine legitimate businesses, exploit workers, and potentially endanger consumers with substandard materials.

The return of the VICTORIA'S SECRET Fashion Show has been hitting the headlines this week, following on from its 5 year hiatus.

It was interesting to read this article on the latest generation of car transporter ships. When faced with the challenge of making these cargo ships ..

The iconic anti-piracy campaign from the early 2000s likened pirating films to stealing physical goods such as handbags, cars, and TV sets - but it turns out, in an ironic twist...