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Is the Hague System Underused by Design Applicants?

The latest Hague Yearly Review [1] of industrial designs filed under the Hague system shows that the number of international applications filed in 2019 increased by 8% compared to 2018.  However,...

Neurodegenerative Disease: Is Your IP Strategy Setting You Up for Success?

With an ever-aging population, one of the biggest challenges facing the modern world is the rising prevalence of neurodegenerative disease.  Neurodegenerative disease is a collective term for a numbe...

Copyright for Functional Designs: a Bicycle Framework

Create an artistic work and you get 70+ years of protection against unauthorised copying of the work.  On the other hand, if you create a product that is not artistic, then you are left with up t...

O/271/20 – Is the Contribution of a Claim Defined by the Whole Subject-Matter Claimed or Just the New Bit?

Although the Covid-19 crisis has reduced the numbers of decisions published by the UK IPO in 2020 there are still some interesting cases for review.  In this patent application, Lenovo sought rev...

IP in Fashion – Tailored Protection of Your Designs and Brands | 27.07.20

Monday 27th July 2020, 2:00pm (London UK – BST) 45mins What will the talk cover? GJE Expert IP Talks will be delving into all of the core areas of IP practice.  The focus will be on UK and Euro...

Introduction to Patenting Computer Implemented Inventions | 06.07.20

Monday 6th July 2020, 2:00pm (London UK – BST) 45 mins What will the talk cover? Computer technology is one of the fastest growing fields for patent filings at the European patent office.  This...

The Medtech Patent Landscape in Numbers – 2020 Update

A few years ago we analysed the MedTech sector from a patents perspective (see here).  Many of the wider trends that we identified have continued, while there has been some shifting in the specif...

How Has Lockdown Changed the Way We Exercise?

The lockdown imposed in the UK due to Covid-19 has led to unprecedented changes to our way of life, from adapting to working from home to not being able to visit loved ones.  One important concer...

Proud and Patented: Recognising LGBTQ+ Inventors

This article was authored by Olly Beswestherick Despite mass cancellations of parades and events owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, the activism and collective sense of celebration for Pride month this y...

Biotech and Pharma: Being Patent Ready | 22.06.20

Monday 22nd June 2020, 2:00pm (London UK – BST) 45mins What will the talk cover? GJE Expert IP Talks will be delving into all of the core areas of IP practice.  The focus will be on UK and Euro...