Every year the general office of the Supreme Court of China announces their selection of top 10 intellectual property (IP) cases as well as top 50 "typical" IP cases.

A newly amended Chinese trade mark law has been approved.

To what extent can brand owners enforce their registered rights against signs which "draw inspiration" from earlier trade marks?

London Fashion Week is almost over, the first shows for the Spring/Summer 2020 collections commenced on 13th September.

The daguerreotype photographic plates consisted of a sheet of silver-plated copper that was polished to a mirror surface.

With Brexit negotiations ever ongoing, uncertainty continues over the terms on which the UK will leave the EU.

Stephan Schultes discusses whether AI machines that create patentable inventions have any legal rights of inventorship at the UKIPO.

The first question is attempting to establish whether a simulation, by itself, can ever provide a technical effect.

Festivals are as popular as ever and 210,000 people went to Glastonbury in 2024, arguably the most famous festival in the world. With Glasto and many other festivals firm fixtures for music lovers over the summer months...

Virtual goods and services are becoming more and more popular and valuable. Therefore, owners of trade marks protected for physical goods and services should secure trade mark...

Whilst a lot of people were looking forward to watching the Olympics in 2020, there were a smaller number of people preparing for a lesser known, but fiercely contested event.

The Enlarged Board of Appeal has confirmed in decision G4/19 that there is a general prohibition on double patenting at the EPO.

When we are asked about inventions, it's easy to name state-of-the-art smart phones or recently developed drugs.

In our second instalment of the Green Series' look at solar panels, we're going to be considering how they can be made more cost effective.

Back in March 2020, the UK government indicated its intention to no longer proceed with the proposed Unitary Patent system – of which the UPC forms an integral part.

In anticipation of the Unitary Patent (UP) and the Unified Patent Court (UPC), European patent owners should be considering whether or not to opt out their existing and ...

November marks World Vegan Month which, this year, happily coincided with the COP26 conference.

Since Lockdown 3.0, and the ban on indoor sports that came with it, there has been a great desire amongst the masses to Work out from Home (WOFH).

One of the greatest threats to endangered animals, such as rhinos and elephants, is attacks from poachers attempting to take their horns and tusks.

This year, England and Wales host the Cricket World Cup, the world's biggest cricketing carnival.