The UK Intellectual Property Office, UKIPO, has launched a questionnaire1 designed for specific stakeholders in the Standard Essential Patents, SEPs, sector to help the UK Government assess...

When you have identified you have a valuable innovation that must be protected, is a trade secret or a patent the best option? These questions may be useful in your initial discussions...

A new report from the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), released in June 2025, has laid bare the growing scale and sophistication of food and drink counterfeiting across Europe.

Artificial intelligence (AI) has seen major developments in the last five years in the games, medical, logistics, autonomous driving, and personal assistance sectors.

On 30 June 2023 the US District Court for the District of New Jersey ruled in favour of Orexo AB in its patent litigation against Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Limited...

It begins with working out the best way to protect your invention. Patents are only one form of intellectual property. Other IP rights may be more effective given your situation and your objectives?

As global regulatory scrutiny around sustainability claims intensifies, greenwashing remains a pressing legal and reputational risk for companies, not to mention a growing focus for law firms.

Following hot on the heels of important SPC decisions issued in late 2011, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has now issued a reasoned order in the Novartis v Actavis case (C-442/11).

With the industry responsible for producing 92 million tonnes of textile waste every year and contributing to nearly 10% of global carbon emissions...

As individuals, we are all well used to recycling plastics, paper, and glass, but industry needs to become just as active with the way they recycle...

Getty Images has announced that it has commenced litigation in England and Wales against Stability AI, one of the entities behind Stable Diffusion, a well-known text-to-image AI model.

3D printing is now a widespread technology that may have seemed as fanciful 100 years ago as Star Trek's replicators do to us now. We may be a long way off from synthesising matter...

In a significant development for UK patent litigation, the Civil Procedure Rules Committee ("CPRC") has recently commenced a three-year pilot scheme...

In February this year I provided an insight on how McDonald's entry into the metaverse will impact food and drink trade mark filings.

The UPC Court of Appeal ruled opt-out withdrawals are permissible despite pre-1 June 2023 national proceedings, enabling patentees to re-enter the UPC system, impacting enforcement and FTO strategies.

Law enforcement agencies in Spain and Italy apprehended 11 individuals and confiscated over 5,000 litres of poor-quality olive oil. The raid has dismantled an international syndicate...

The issue of a crowded market - that is, prevalence of similar brands in the same commercial field - was referred to in various fashion...

Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) is a cultural staple, providing touchstones, inspiration, and rulesets for media heavy hitters including videogame franchises Neverwinter Nights and Disco...

The Paris Central Division has ruled that UPC actions can be filed for patent applications nearing grant, potentially invalidating opt-outs filed after proceedings commence. This decision raises critical questions about the timing of opt-out filings and the scope of UPC jurisdiction over pending applications.

Formula 1 is on the cusp of a significant transformation, with the sport considering drastic changes for its next set of engine regulations. Ethan Silverstone, patent attorney and former F1 engineer...