You have probably heard talk of bioinformatics - it is an increasingly popular field of research – but do you really know what it is, and how it is affecting research carried out in your area?

The EPO has recently issued decisions refusing two applications (EP18275163 & EP18275174) that attempted to name a computer system as the sole inventor.

A recent Decision of Technical Board of Appeal 3.5.01, T 0550/14 (Catastrophe relief/SWISS RE) of 14.9.2021, discusses the approach Examination and Opposition Divisions should take to raising objections...

Over the last few years certain Regional Courts in Germany have refused to grant preliminary injunctions to patentees unless the patent has been held valid...

The UK government has announced that it intends to proceed with changes to UK legislation governing the "address for service" that may be used for intellectual property rights.

The UK Government has issued guidance on the effects of a "no deal" Brexit on various types of intellectual property.

The Munich Local Division considered that the directors had acted as intermediaries under Article 63 (1) UPCA and were therefore also liable for the infringing acts.

On 2 June 2025, the Milan Local Division of the UPC issued an order in the ongoing patent dispute between Italian motorcycle gear manufacturer...

On 28 May 2018 the European Commission published a proposal for a change in the law which would permit third parties to manufacture a medicinal product protected by a Supplementary Protection Certificate

In attempting to reduce both the causes and effects of climate change, innovation and technology are frequently held up as solutions which may allow us to keep pace...

The EPO Board of Appeal recently issued a decision T 1841/23 rejecting a request for postponement of oral proceedings after filing of an intervention...

The General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union yesterday declared that the Provisional Application Period (PAP) of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) has started...

The human body includes tens of trillions of cells, but not all of them are human! This article focuses on the at-least 30 trillion non-human cells that we each carry with us – our microbiome.

Following on from our article "Decline of the Garden Shed Inventor", (see here), a second research report from the UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO) provides further analysis...

The EPO operates a PCT service, PCT Direct, available to PCT applications which...

In Abbott v Sinocare, UPC_CoA_901/2025, 17 April 2026, the UPC Court of Appeal endorsed the EPO approach to assessing inventive step for computer-implemented inventions.

It is possible at the EPO to accelerate the examination of any application using the accelerated prosecution procedure (PACE). To use the procedure, it is necessary to file a PACE request online using the appropriate form...

J A Kemp has been recognized in Legal 500's Green Guide: United Kingdom 2025 for its market-leading cleantech IP expertise. The firm advises startups, universities, and innovators on impactful green energy and climate technology projects.

The European Commission fined Teva €462.6 million for abusing its market dominance with Copaxone, a drug for multiple sclerosis. Teva extended patent protection through tactics like filing divisional patents and spreading misinformation to delay generic competition. This conduct, deemed anticompetitive, violated EU antitrust laws and prevented price reductions, impacting public health budgets. The case highlights risks for patentees using similar tactics to delay generic market entry.

In a significant development for SEP litigation in Europe, the Mannheim Local Division of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) has issued an ex parte order in UPC_CFI_936/2025...