Chemistry & Life Sciences

As artificial intelligence (AI) chat tools gain popularity, some businesses are using them to craft responses to cease-and-desist letters relating…

The European Patent Office (EPO) has recently issued the 2024 edition of its annual Patent Index which provides a detailed overview…

Barker Brettell provides cost-conscious, in-house patent specialists with European expertise Barker Brettell, the UK head-quartered intellectual property (IP) firm, is…

Applications for registered EU designs can be filed at the EUIPO and offer a convenient, cost-effective way of obtaining design…

The Enlarged Board of Appeal has issued its preliminary opinion ahead of the upcoming oral proceedings on the G1/24 referral…

The UK Intellectual Property Office (UK IPO) has recently announced the launch of its new ‘One IPO Search’ tool to…

The beginning of the end? Practice at the European Patent Office (EPO) currently requires that, before an application is granted,…

The UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) has just released details of the updated funding programme directed to supporting SMEs during…

Abstract Shortly after celebrating its one-year anniversary, things look to be very much in full swing for the Unitary Patent…

Registered Designs are an effective way to get some IP protection in place, particularly in cases where the bar for…

In many jurisdictions (most notably the U.S.), multiple dependency of claims is not allowed. It is therefore common to have…

When the current version of the Rules of Procedure of the Boards of Appeal came into force in 2020, it…