National Engineering Day is on 1 November 2023 and recognises the significant contribution that engineers make and the impact that the engineering profession has on our everyday lives.

The European Patent Office (EPO) ends the "10-day rule" tomorrow (1 November 2023). This rule originally existed to allow for any postage delays and the deemed notification...

As the European Patent Office is not an EU body, the UK will remain a member of the European Patent Convention.

The recent decision of the High Court in Emotional Perception AI Ltd v Comptroller-General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks [2023] EWHC 2948 (Ch) brought about a marked change in UKIPO...

The Court of Appeal is set to hear the appeal arising from the recent decision of the High Court in Emotional Perception v Comptroller-General [2023] EWHC 2948 (Ch) on 14 May 2024.

On August 22nd 2017, the Russian data protection authority, Rozcomnadzor, issued an order revising notice requirements for companies processing personal data.

The EPO has announced in the Official Journal that it will accelerate opposition proceedings when it is informed of infringement or revocation proceedings related to the same patent pending...

Partner, David Birchall has written an article for the The Chartered Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys (CITMA), ‘Red Bull Scores Bull's Eye'.

Following the UK's separation from the Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO) on 31 December 2020, a transition period has been in place allowing attorneys based in the European Union...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) may have some interesting consequences for the patentability of new drug substances.

In a recent decision on an application for a preliminary injunction (case number UPC_CFI_292/2023), the Local Division of the UPC in Munich has referred to the prosecution history...

The government has noted that data flows account for a larger proportion of GDP growth than traditional goods and therefore unencumbered data transfers are ‘essential to the UK forging...

Last month, three years after the Court of Justice of the European Union ('CJEU') struck down the EU-US Privacy Shield (the 'Privacy Shield') in Schrems II, the European Commission formally adopted...

This will come into effect in three months, that is, on 13 June 2018.

Nottinghamshire County Council has received a substantial fine following its failure to protect personal data relating to vulnerable individuals.

On September 2nd 2017, an amendment was proposed to the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) in Canada.

Following the UK's separation from the EU Trade Mark and Design System (EU IPO) on 31 December 2020, a transition period has been in place allowing attorneys based in the European Union...

This summer, the creator of ChatGPT, OpenAI, launched a new crypto project, 'WorldCoin,' that offers participants a share of a crypto token in exchange for their biometric data (an iris scan).

The patent system is credited as the crucial legal foundation from which the first industrial revolution was built.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a rapidly growing field that has been making significant contributions to various industries, including the pharmaceutical industry.