It has been reported that an EPO technical Board of Appeal has referred a question to the Enlarged Board of Appeal concerning the legality of holding oral proceedings by video conference...

Now is the time for owners of "Brexit Clone" UK Trade Mark Registrations and EU Trade Mark Registrations to review whether these trade marks are in use and, if so, in which territory.

In decision T 579/19 handed down on 14 April 2021, the European General Court (EGC) has ruled that the EUIPO is wrong to require that, for a valid priority claim, a registered Community design...

At the end of February, in Culham, Oxford, the decommissioning of the Joint European Torus (JET) research facility began.

Developing new or more effective drugs for treating medical conditions can revolutionise care, and drug discovery is a huge part of the business of pharmaceutical companies.

A Standard-Essential Patent, or SEP, is a patent that protects an invention that must be used if a product is to comply with a technical standard.

Brands are all around us. Consumers will be familiar with brands associated with the names of companies and their products, and at the next level the logos, stylised fonts and colours that...

The 2022 edition of the EPO's Guidelines for Examination will come into force on 1 March 2022. A preview of the 2022 Guidelines has been published and can be found here.

Pancake Tuesday, also known as Shrove Tuesday, is a moveable feast in the Christian calendar six weeks before Easter.

This is something I hear quite frequently when I meet people involved with very early stage technology businesses, or those with aspirations to start a business.

In a recent judgment (Optis Cellular Technology LLC & Ors v Apple Retail UK Ltd & Ors [2021] EWHC 2564 (Pat), 27 September 2021), Meade J, sitting in the England and Wales High Court,...

The opening part of the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court (UPC) comments that the UPC "should be devised to ensure expeditious and high quality decisions".

A company must elect in to the Patent Box regime in order to take advantage of the reduction in payable UK Corporation Tax. For some companies there may be advantages in delaying entry into the Patent Box.

A recent decision of the UK Court of Appeal (FibroGen v Akebia [2021] EWCA Civ 1279) has provided clarification on the assessment of sufficiency...

In the push towards reducing our reliance on fossil fuels, biomass has become a key feedstock for the production of renewable products, fuels, and energy.

The European Union’s new regulatory framework for plants obtained through certain New Genomic Techniques (NGTs) enters into force today, 16 July 2026.

The PAN has immediate effect and addresses the impact of the Supreme Court decision in SkyKick UK Ltd and another v Sky Ltd and others (SkyKick) UKSC/2021/0181 of 19 November 2024 (the "SkyKick decision").

Caffeine provides many benefits—improved concentration, decreased fatigue, even lowering the risk of certain diseases. But research reveals a darker side to the drug.

In a recent order in case UPC_CoA_30/2024, the UPC's Court of Appeal ruled that the UPC is competent to decide on an action for determination of damages where a national court...

Almost since its inception, the UPC Courts have had a reputation for being patentee friendly. Certainly, the time limit for the Defence (three months in main proceedings) can put a lot of pressure on the defendant...