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To the entrepreneur with an innovative idea that will change the world, Intellectual Property (IP) rights are sometimes the only weapon available to prevent others from copying or adopting their idea.

In the UK, it is estimated that 100,000 people suffer from strokes each year, equivalent to one stroke every five minutes. Research from the NHS demonstrates the life-changing aftermath they can have, with over 50% of survivors affected by a long-term disability.

In this article written by Intellectual Property Magazine, Mathys & Squire partner Jeremy Smith provides his commentary in response to the recent news that the South African patent office...

The United Nations' 26th Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference of the Parties (COP26) will run from 31 October – 12 November 2021 in Glasgow.

There has been a 22% increase in global semiconductor patents filed, rising from 66,416 in 2022/3* to 80,892 in 2023/4 (year-end March 31), shows new research by Mathys & Squire, the leading intellectual property law firm.

The UK Government officially launched its consultation on intellectual property (IP) and artificial intelligence (AI) on 29 October 2021, as part of the National AI Strategy (see our summary here)...

If you're putting your business out there to attract business investment, then you'll need more than a brilliant idea.

Every company in the technology sector from the smallest startup to the largest needs to consider its position as part of the global economy; as well as potential markets overseas, there are outsourcing opportunities, competitors and future buyers or acquisition targets.

Intellectual property is one of the most important assets of a company, whether it is a small start-up or a large multinational.

Do you and your teams understand the basics of IP? There are several types of intellectual property (IP) rights available. Some are registrable and others are not. Registrable rights require you to...

Universities, Colleges and Research Organisations are responsible for producing most of the UK’s scientific research and they rely more and more on the technology transfer process to develop practical applications to exploit the results of that research.

The food and drink sector is the largest manufacturing sector in the UK — larger than the automotive and aerospace sectors combined.

About a year ago, the Enlarged Board of Appeal issued its decision in G 1/22 (consolidated with G 2/22), which significantly relaxed the EPO's approach to ‘same applicant' priority.

The phenomenal success of the Internet has lead to increasing pressures upon the domain naming system, and even rumours that the Internet was in danger of running out of addresses.

The European Patent Office (EPO) has a notoriously strict approach to assessing added matter according to Article 123(2) EPC. In the recent decision T 2842/18, the EPO's Technical Board of Appeal 3.3.04...

The widely anticipated European Patent Office (EPO) decision in case G 1/21 has been delayed thus far by ongoing discussions in relation to partiality of the members of the Enlarged Board of Appeal...

The issue of whether a technical effect is plausible from the original disclosure of a patent application is a controversial one in European patent law and is subject to much debate.

In a number of recent cases, patent offices have refused to allow artificial intelligence and machine learning systems to be credited as inventors in patent applications.