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January 14, 2022

UKIPO acknowledges the possibility of a Formstein defence.

Ever since the Supreme Court shook up the patent landscape in the UK with their decision in Actavis v Eli Lilly there has

January 11, 2022

Plausibility and Post-Published Evidence (G2/21).

The Enlarged Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office has been challenged with a new referral (G2/21) concerning the admissibility of

January 6, 2022

The “magic” of patents

There are many examples of technological revolutions that have failed to achieve commercial success. The IEEE’s Spectrum magazine recently focused on General Magic,

November 9, 2021

In-Person Oral Proceedings are the Gold-Standard

The Enlarged Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office (EPO) has been grappling with the question of when videoconference oral proceedings

November 2, 2021

Trick or Treat? UK Government asks for views on AI inventorship

Hot on the heels of the UK Court of Appeal judgement in Thaler v Comptroller General of Patents (reported in our previous

September 21, 2021

AI inventorship: dissent at the UK Court of Appeal?

The long running saga of the AI “DABUS” and its creator Dr Stephen Thaler reached yet another milestone this week with the

July 21, 2021

Lego A/S v. EUIPO.

The Second Chamber of the General Court in Lego A/S v. EUIPO (Case T-515/19) have issued their decision to annul the decision

July 5, 2021

Decision of the Enlarged Board of Appeal in G4/19.

With no provision in the European Patent Convention (EPC) prohibiting double patenting, is the European Patent Office (EPO) nevertheless allowed to refuse

June 10, 2021

Public Prior Use: What Can the Skilled Person See?

It is a well-known principle under UK patent law that any subject matter that the public can access without breaching a duty

May 14, 2021

Upcoming deadline for filing UK applications.

The deadline for filing Plant Breeders’ Rights (PBR) applications based on EU Community Plant Variety Rights (CPVR) applications which were pending at