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Obtaining patents for polymorphs can be challenging. However, before the European Patent Office, there is no general rule which makes polymorphs less patentable in principle than other subject matter.

In this review we examine decisions relating to SPCs issued in 2022 by the UKIPO's hearing officer and discuss the potential consequences for rights holders.

Re-establishment of rights under Article 122 EPC may be used to recover rights lost as a result of missing a deadline set by the European Patent Office.

It is a fundamental requirement of patent law that, in exchange for a monopoly right, a patent must disclose the claimed invention in sufficient detail to allow a person skilled in the relevant...

It is a fundamental requirement of patent law that, in exchange for a monopoly right, a patent must disclose the claimed invention in sufficient detail to allow a person skilled in the relevant...

The European Patent Office (EPO) uses the term "disclaimer" to refer to a negative feature in a claim of a patent application. Negative features are those which exclude certain subject matter from the scope of protection.

Trade secrets, and the law relating to them, can seem a bit of a ‘black art', but the basics are very simple. Companies should 1) know what their trade secrets are and 2) take steps to make sure that they stay secret.

Although it is not unique to the field, the approach of the European Patent Office (EPO) can present significant challenges to applicants seeking to pursue claims to conventional antibody molecules.

In Laboratorios Leon Farma SA v The Comptroller General of Patents ([2026] EWHC 663 (Ch)), the High Court of England and Wales has reached an important conclusion relating...

Last year we provided a review of 17 EPO Board of Appeal cases relating to "antibody inventions" that were decided between January and December 2021. We noted...

The central issue when seeking restoration or re-establishment of rights in many countries is establishing that due care was taken.

We discuss here issues relating to which income streams can qualify for the Patent Box. The Patent Box legislation defines what income streams count as relevant IP income.

Re-establishment of rights under Article 122 EPC may be used to recover rights if a deadline is missed that directly results in loss of rights relating to a European patent application or granted patent.

Last year we provided a review of 21 EPO Board of Appeal cases relating to "antibody inventions" that were decided and published between January 2018 and January 2021.

Registered Community designs have been enforced with varying success. However, several steps are available to maximise the scope of the protected design, making it easier to combat infringers.

2017 was a year of change for the Boards of Appeal of the EPO: a new President and a move out of the EPO's oldest building in the centre of Munich to a suburb, Haar.

We discuss here issues relating to which income streams can qualify for the Patent Box. The Patent Box legislation defines what income streams count as relevant IP income.