Background The UK IPO’s approach in handling communications arising out of third-party actions filed against UK trade mark and design…
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Get ready for the Unitary Patent and Unified Patent Court to go live: 1 June 2023
The current go-live date for the Unitary Patent (UP) and the Unified Patent Court (UPC) is 1 June 2023. For…
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Can AI be an inventor? Thaler loses at the Court of Appeal
What may have originally seemed to be the realms of science fiction is slowly becoming reality. This creates many problems,…
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Data versus time in clinical trials: attaining the perfect balance
Clinical trials are an expensive and risky business. The investment of time, resources and costs grows with progression through the…
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How do certain brands get away with lookalike products? The answer opens up a can-of-caterpillars…
Intellectual Property (IP) law is not something that easily attracts the UK public’s attention. However this changed significantly when the…
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T 1989/18 – An end to description amendments at the EPO?
A peculiarity of patent prosecution at the EPO is that examiners typically insist on the description being amended into line…
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EPO’s Enlarged Board of Appeal to give guidance on timings of data submission
In some fields – such as chemistry, biology and physics – results are not totally predictable. However, it can be…
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The verdict is in: it’s a yes from the FDA for the controversial Alzheimer’s drug, after a tricky year for Biogen
The pharmaceutical industry has eagerly awaited the decision from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on the first new…
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Peloton: a cycle of IP litigation?
Background Peloton, one of the world’s leading indoor exercise bike manufacturers, has found itself in what appears to be a…
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Latest Halloumi decision: the strength of inherent distinctiveness and PDO protection
Just a decade ago, Cypriot halloumi cheese was considered a niche food, but since then its popularity has soared throughout…
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Can an AI be an inventor?
As Artificial Intelligence (AI) machines become ever more capable, the way in which they are treated by existing law is…
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VW set for a bumpy ride as JLR alleges off-road technology patent infringement
In November 2020, Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) filed a complaint with the US International Trade Commission, alleging that a number…
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