For many UK businesses developing and selling physical products, China is both an important manufacturing base and a growing sales…

Further to our previous article, the Enlarged Board of Appeal (EBA) of the European Patent Office (EPO) has just issued…

Adoption of the UP (Unitary Patent) and UPC (Unified Patent Court) was initially cautious after their introduction in 2023, with…

On 26 June 2026, China enacted its most impactful change to its trade mark law since its adoption in 1983….

In a decision from the Central Division’s main Paris seat of the Unified Patent Court (UPC), it was found that…

From the 1st August 2026 Jersey is introducing changes to its trade mark system. For most brand owners with existing…

The European Patent Office (EPO) and China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) have announced a new Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH)…

The UKIPO has recently issued their long-awaited statutory guidance following the UK Supreme Court’s judgement in Emotional Perception. Our previous reporting…

Intellectual property (IP) firm Barker Brettell has relocated its Southampton office to Ocean Village Innovation Centre (OVIC), reinforcing the firm’s…

Over the first half of this year, Abbott Diabetes Care (Abbott) secured two wins at the Unified Patent Court (UPC)…

Most of us already use artificial intelligence to some extent, writes Lucy Walker, but to understand its impact on the…

What can we learn from the recent Supreme Court ruling with plant-based brand, Oatly? Chartered Trade Mark Attorney, Craig Beaumont…