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The Supreme Court has recently granted Emotional Perception permission to appeal the decision of the Court of Appeal, which was handed down on 19 July 2024. As reported previously, the Court of Appeal...
The Technical Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office (EPO) in T 1286/23 has referred a question to the Enlarged Board of Appeal, asking for clarification on whether a third party who intervenes...
UK update Changes to supplementary protection certificates on 1 January 2025 Supplementary protection certificates (SPCs) provide additional protection for patented medicines and pesticides, which are...
Registered designs in the European Union (EU) are being reformed. The shape and timetable for implementing this is now confirmed with the long-awaited EU design legislation reform package having been ...
Reform of European Union (EU) design law will apply from 1 May 2025 with national law changes needing implementing in the following years. As we reported previously, this puts in place various updat...
UK UPDATE Notifying the UKIPO of a court action There is an obligation to serve documents on the comptroller or registrar in certain cases involving registered IP rights. The rule applies to cases inv...
Many engineering firms will be aware of how to patent their usual, often “physical”, inventions. However, as more industries transition towards software-implemented solutions, firms can find thems...
UK UPDATE Patent practice regarding artificial neural networks and excluded subject matter The UKIPO updated its guidance on patenting artificial neural networks (ANNs) following the judgment of the C...
The Technical Board at the European Patent Office has referred new questions to the Enlarged Board of Appeal in T 439/22....
The Unified Patent Court (UPC) has been fully operational for a year, and the Unitary Patent (UP), registerable at grant of a European patent, has been available for a year. To mark the occasion, we h...