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A European Patent Office (EPO) Patent opposition is the legal process that allows anyone to challenge the validity of a EPO patent in all the territories where it is in force in a single action...

The Swedish Patent and Registration Office (PRV) has joined the Madrid e-filing system. This update, which has recently been implemented, allows international trade mark registrations based on Swedish

Oral proceedings at the EPO may be conducted before the Examining Division, the Opposition Division, or the Boards of Appeal.

Have you checked to make sure you have a UK representative appointed for your UK cloned trade mark registrations?

Discover five key takeaways from one of the first interim conference hearings before the UPC in this article by Oliver Laing and Georgia Carr.

Recently we have received several enquiries from clients regarding an email they've received from a company called Trademark Expressive.

A Board of Appeal at the EPO has referred questions to the Enlarged Board of Appeal (EBA) in connection with inconsistencies between the claims and description of a European patent vs. those of a European patent...

The deal includes Nokia's 5G patents, including their Standards Essential Patents.

The increasing availability of data provides opportunities for better decision making in the food manufacturing industry, playing a key role in minimizing waste, supply chain costs and inefficiencies...

A decision of the EPO Opposition Division can be appealed by any party adversely affected, such as the patent proprietor, an opponent, or a valid intervenor.

A South Korean individual, Sun Jae Lee, applied to register THE DAY BEFORE in relation to a range of Class 9 goods, notably, "Downloadable computer game software" on 21 May 2021, several months...

I was honoured to be back at my old haunt, the Product Design Engineering (PDE) studio of Glasgow School of Art - but this time instead of presenting my final year project I was on the other side... as part of a panel of judges.

If an international patent application was filed after the expiry of the priority year, the right to claim priority will only be recognised by the EPO...

Trade secrets are an important component of any company's intellectual property assets. They may even be the crown jewels of their portfolio - they just may not know it.

In the recent decision Generics v AstraZeneca, the UK Court of Appeal confirmed that the UK's approach to ‘plausibility' remains unchanged despite the EPO Enlarged Board of Appeal decision G2/21.

Given the level of competition and the increasingly fast pace at which the fashion industry moves, fashion brands are often left vulnerable because of cracks in their intellectual property protection.

If an international patent application was filed after the expiry of the priority year, the right to claim priority will only be recognised by the EPO...

Known for its distinct creamy texture and unique flavour, blue Stilton cheese is made using traditional methods at just six dairies worldwide, all based in the UK's rural midlands...

We secured a favourable outcome for our client in a consolidated trade mark opposition/cancellation action before the UKIPO tribunal, and the other party then appealed the decision to the Scottish Court of Session.