The President of the European Patent Office has decided that applicants will soon be able to request, at the EPO, a delay in the issuance of a European patent until entry into force of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) Agreement...

The human body is constantly encountering agents with the potential to make us ill.

Quantum computing is a potentially revolutionary field of technology, which uses quantum phenomena to solve problems that would take a conventional computer thousands of years.

Earlier this month, a federal jury in the United States found that Hermès' Birkin trade mark was infringed by the artist Mason Rothschild, creator of a range of digital images depicting faux fur...

Aside from the achievements in the sporting events, Tokyo 2020 is noteworthy for the spotlight it put on sustainability. Symbolic items – podiums, torches, medals – were made using recycled materials.

World Music Day, or Make Music, was launched in 1982 in France as the Fête de la Musique, it is now held on the same day in more than 1,000 cities in 120 countries. In this article, we explore some...

The Court of Appeal (CoA) recently rejected two applications, in separate proceedings, to suspend the enforcement of orders for corrective measures to be taken with regard to infringing products...

The UPC has—for the first time—held that a patent is infringed by way of equivalence. In the decision, which was delivered by The Hague Local Division, a four-question test for assessing whether a variant infringes as an equivalent was applied.

Anthropogenic climate change is one of the greatest challenges facing society, and action to address it is hotly debated.

It's a commonly cited fact that we know more about the farthest reaches of space than we do about the deepest depths of the ocean. But perhaps even less is known about the inner workings of cells.

As we are exposed to microbes throughout life, our immune system evolves and undergoes significant changes. Microbes can be harmful and cause infection, or live in harmony with us and form part of our "microbiome".

In the US, laws of nature and natural phenomena are considered to be "patent ineligible."

[L]ife is too short" to consult the prosecution history when dealing with issues of claim interpretation.

In a recent decision (UPC_CFI_471/2023), the Mannheim Local Division suggested that previously-established principles regarding applicable law should apply to the doctrine of equivalents.

The German Federal Patent Court (BPatG) has recently referred a new question to the CJEU on the application of Article 3(d) of the SPC Regulation, asking whether SPC protection is available based on authorisation...

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is at the forefront of technological development for use in space travel and exploration.

The UPC Court of Appeal has confirmed that a European patent which does not include the designation of one of the participating Member States cannot be registered for unitary patent protection...

The Düsseldorf Local Division of the Unified Patent Court has issued a significant ruling in Brita SE v Wessper, finding indirect patent infringement through the supply of replacement filter cartridges. The decision explores critical questions about when supplying replacement parts crosses the line from permissible repair to impermissible reconstruction of a patented product, and whether patent exhaustion can serve as a defense in such cases.

Since Apple asserted a Community Registered Design against Samsung in 2012 in connection with their tablets' design rights, design rights have risen in profile.

What do hair serums, salmon fillets and caterpillars all have in common? The answer is of course that they have all been the subject of high-profile trade mark disputes.