Sequences are standardised representations of biological sequences, typically nucleotide (DNA/RNA) or amino acid (protein) sequences, that are included in patent…

When developing technology that may lead to patentable inventions, it is always a good idea to work out what to…

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

The Court of Appeal has now handed down the judgment in, arguably, the summer of 2024’s most anticipated UK patent…

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

Last week the UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) filed its grounds of appeal in the Emotional Perception appeal (Comptroller-General of Patents,…

The European Patent Office’s (EPO) Enlarged Board of Appeal’s decision in G2/21 primarily relates to when data that only becomes…

What may have originally seemed to be the realms of science fiction is slowly becoming reality. This creates many problems,…

A peculiarity of patent prosecution at the EPO is that examiners typically insist on the description being amended into line…

In some fields – such as chemistry, biology and physics – results are not totally predictable. However, it can be…

Friday, 28 May 2021 saw a first in Oral Proceedings at the European Patent Office with the live streaming of…

As Artificial Intelligence (AI) machines become ever more capable, the way in which they are treated by existing law is…