On 1 October 2017 a number of significant changes to the law relating to threats of infringement of IP rights in the UK will come into effect.

The impact of the landmark Supreme Court decision in Eli Lilly v Actavis (relating to the doctrine of equivalents) has now reached the telecommunications sector with the issuance earlier this month of the High Court decision in Conversant v Huawei.

Working with start-ups, every so often I'm asked a question which is almost impossible to answer. The person asking it is usually anxious and perplexed, and often short of funds.

Most readers will be familiar with the principle that an invention made by an employee will belong to his or her employer.

The Court of Appeal decision in E. Mishan & Sons Limited v Hozelock & Ors concerns that rare beast – a dispute over a simple mechanical patent which requires no specialist knowledge to understand.

At the end of 2018, the case returned to the Court of Appeal for round two.

Geographical indications (GIs) are a type of intellectual property right that provide protection for many well-known goods including foodstuffs, beverages, ...

Following an application by competitor DAWGS, the footwear manufacturer Crocs was recently hit with a decision by the USPTO to cancel the design patent for the shape of its classic clog design ...

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many sporting events scheduled for this year have had to be cancelled or postponed.

Sometimes it's all just too much. Why not take a break and let these inventions do the work?

Despite the year delay, a lack of crowds and tight protocols prohibiting the mingling of athletes, the Tokyo Olympics have delivered a number of memorable moments.

Taking off from where our last article in this series ended; another referral to the Enlarged Board of Appeal (EBA), G2/19, includes questions relating to two seemingly unrelated matters.

The EPO's problem-solution approach for assessing inventive step of a patent includes determining the "closest prior art" as the first of a three stage approach.

A summons to oral proceedings before the Examining Division is usually only issued after at least one examination report – if not several – has been issued.

When applying to register a trade mark, Applicants need to detail the goods or services in respect of which they (intend to) use their mark. The Nice classification is an international system of classifying those goods/services When applying to register a trade mark, Applicants need to detail the goods or services in respect of which they (intend to) use their mark.

I've been in the patent profession for over 20 years, and sometimes it's nice to be reminded why the whole system exists in the first place

On 14 November 2018 the Supreme Court handed down its decision that Warner-Lambert's EP(UK) patent relating to the second medical use of pregabalin for the treatment of pain is invalid.

Unfortunately, this year for the safety of the nation many scheduled activities have had to be cancelled.

Today, we celebrate World IP Day, where we learn about the role that intellectual property rights play in encouraging innovation and creativity.

The publication of a YouTube video online may be used as prior art by some patent offices across the world.