Assignment documents filed electronically may now be signed using ‘qualified electronic signatures'.

Welcome to the third part of our mini series regarding funding for green tech start-ups, which is about the UK's Patent Box scheme.

A recent case from the EPO’s Boards of Appeal (T 0847/14) provides a useful reminder of the importance of preparing an appropriate claim set for computer modelling inventions.

Christmas may be just around the corner, but not everything is sleigh bells and tinsel. This year, The Grinch has stolen the spotlight—starring in major UK Christmas adverts for Asda and McDonald's.

Dependent claims are a key part of a claim set, although they are often given less attention than the independent claims. However, they can play a vital role in EPO opposition and appeal proceedings...

The EPO have announced their upcoming amendments of the Guidelines for Examination which will enter into force on 1 March 2022.

The UK's National Energy System Operator (NESO) recently published its review of electricity generation in the UK for 2025. Last year represents a record year for the use of renewable...

The search for alternative forms of nutrition for human consumption is increasingly big business, driven by costs in the supply chain and environmental concerns around the production of certain food groups.

It's my pleasure to be in conversation with Rachel Conroy, head of the trade mark team at Boult. As head of group, she is heavily involved in client management and group management.

Previous case G1/92 referred questions to the Enlarged Board of Appeal regarding whether the chemical composition of a product is made available to the public by virtue of putting the product on the market.

The severance of the link between a fashion designer and the party to whom they have assigned their patronymic trade marks is not sufficient on its own for a mark to be refused registration...

The European Union launched the AI Continent Action Plan in April 2025. This action plan follows on from the InvestAI announcement at the AI Action Summit held in February 2025.

Unless you have been living under a rock, you will know that the Unified Patent Court (UPC) has now had its doors open for two years.

The Minutes published following a recent Board of Appeal oral proceedings indicate that a further referral will be made to the Enlarged Board of Appeal. It looks like the referral will seek guidance as to whether...

Female inventors have been historically underrepresented in patent applications and remain so to this day. While women are underrepresented in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) in the UK...

We recently reported on the Enlarged Board of Appeal's Decision in G 1/24 that made it clear that the description and drawings must be consulted when interpreting the claims.

Sánchez Romero Carvajal Jabugo SAU (SRC) owned two EU trade mark registrations in class 29 that contained the term ‘5J' (applied for in 1999 and 2010, and registered in 2006 and 2015, respectively).

The EPO outlines challenges for patenting AI inventions, emphasizing the need for "technical character," non-obviousness, and detailed descriptions of algorithms and technical effects to ensure patentability.

European patent filing data reveals dramatic growth in three chemistry sectors over the past decade, with materials and metallurgy filings surging nearly 40%, surface technology and coatings rising 35%...

In this Court of Appeal case ([2025] EWCA Civ 374), Safestand successfully appealed a High Court ruling that their designs were invalid.