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April 30, 2025

What is a “licence of right” in the UK and Germany?

This article provides a brief explanation of a “licence of right”, both in respect of a UK national or EP(UK) patent (via

April 24, 2025

Updates to EPO guidelines relating to Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

An updated version of the European Patent Office’s guidelines came into force on April 1st 2025. There are some interesting changes related

April 15, 2025

UPC’s first annual report – a brief overview

The Unified Patent Court (UPC) has recently produced its first annual report, for 2024. The report provides an overview of the Court,

Food innovation
April 9, 2025

Insights to patent drafting for food and beverage innovations

Food & beverage innovations can be patented through unique formulations & processes. Boult provides expert patent drafting to protect your ideas effectively.

April 7, 2025

UPC infringement action – DO NOT delay requesting provisional measures

The UPC ruling highlights the importance of timely action for provisional measures, stressing quick evidence gathering and adherence to procedural rules for patent claims.

April 2, 2025

Update: Oral proceedings in case G1/24 – we await the Enlarged Board’s written decision

Oral proceedings before the Enlarged Board of Appeal (G1/24) were held on 28 March 2025, to discuss the extent to which the

April 1, 2025

New EPO and Unitary Patent guidelines come into force

Updated guidelines issued by the European Patent Office (EPO) have come into force today, 1st April 2025. The EPO annually update their guidelines

Dr Michelle Pratt in conversation with Barbara Niemann Fadani

Dr Michelle Pratt in conversation with Barbara Niemann Fadani, Attorney-at-Law from Boult’s Munich office. MP: Hi Barbara, thank you for taking the

March 31, 2025

The UPCs widening jurisdiction over European patents

A recent decision of the Paris Local Division of the UPC has confirmed that where a defendant is domiciled in the EU

AI Action Summit – What went down?

The AI Action Summit was held on 10-11 February 2025 in Paris and hosted over 1,000 attendees from more than 100 countries.