One of the obstacles in connection with the entry into force of the UPC has been the missing German ratification, the German Constitutional court having annulled the first ratification due to the lack of a two-third majority approval of the agreement.

The Swedish Riksdag has approved the government's proposal for a new patent law, including related amendments to other legislation.

In this episode, U.S. Attorney-at-Law and U.S. Patent Attorney at aera Laura Gisler speaks with her colleague and Open Ears host Hanane Fathi Roswall about the interplay of the creative process...

In this decision, the Board refused a request from the opponent to appoint the entire costs of the opposition proceedings to the patentee on the basis of Art.

Earlier this year, the European Patent Office published the Patent Index 2023 showing an increase in filings at the EPO by 2.9% from 2022 to 2023.

The European Patent Office (EPO) is conducting a survey concerning the experience of users in opposition oral proceedings by videoconference (ViCo).

Since generative AI entered the mainstream nearly 2 years ago with the debut of ChatGPT, it has quickly been integrated into many of our daily interactions.

The European Commission has officially withdrawn its controversial regulation on standard essential patents (SEPs), citing a lack of consensus as the primary reason.

Romania becomes the 18th country to ratify the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court (UPCA).

A Danish court ruling over the word "ostepop" illustrates the delicate balance between trademark protection and common language usage. This case demonstrates how seemingly minor linguistic disputes...

Women in the arts, women in science, women in IP, women in general.

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) based in the European Union are crucial for the European economy, and the COVID-19 pandemic affects the competitive position of these SMEs.

The European Commission has recently unveiled the Guidelines concerning prohibited artificial intelligence (AI) practices delineated by the AI Act.

Continuation application strategy is one of the most unique and important features of United States patent practice.

The case load for the first eight months of the UPC in action has been released by the Unified Patent Court. It shows that from 1 June 2023 until 31 January 2024, the court received 217 filings of cases.

Pharmaceutical innovator companies increasingly have to consider the potential prior art effect of clinical studies carried out in order to gain approval of their medicines.

As generative AI scales, enterprise clients and creators are increasingly asking tech providers to lift intellectual property, face, and voice guardrails. But under Danish law, supported by EU law and practice, when does a platform’s passive infrastructure position become a high-risk enabling role?

This time, Hanane Fathi Roswall, Ph. D. from aera, speaks with multi-talented entrepreneur and investor Cecilia Hultén, who left the corporate world to build transformative businesses...

The pace of innovation in seafood and aquatic food products has increased dramatically in recent years. A recent analysis of the global patent landscape conducted by member company aera AS shows that the number of patent applications has skyrocketed — from just 80 in 2011 to 4,024 in 2024. The number of granted patents has followed the same trend, with 2,426 approved patents in 2024. This underscores that the industry globally views patenting as a key tool for securing competitive advantage and long-term growth.

In this episode, serial entrepreneur Mik Strøyberg talks to our host, Hanane Fathi Roswall about his latest investment, Heynabo! where neighbours and neighbourhoods are connected via a digital platform to facilitate more face-to-face interactions.