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Wise Up: UK Court Invalidates Broad Software Terms In Landmark Decision Post-SkyKick

Hot on the heels of our recent update on the UK Intellectual Property Office's (UKIPO) revised approach to bad faith objections (UKIPO/SkyKick), we now have the first, and eagerly anticipated...

United Kingdom IP

KM

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

A Leading Case – Beware Sequence Errors In Patent Claims

The UK Patents Court has held that Samsung Bioepis' and Amgen's eculizumab biosimilars for treating PNH did not infringe Alexion's EP3167888, as the claims covered...

United Kingdom IP

HL

HGF Ltd

Practice Amendment Notice (PAN 1/25)

On 27 June 2025, the UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) published a Practice Amendment Notice (PAN 1/25), which empowers UK trade mark examiners to consider whether specifications of goods...

United Kingdom IP

MJ

Maucher Jenkins

Weights, Biases, And The Scales Of Justice: A Look Inside The Supreme Court Patentability Hearing

UK Supreme Court decisions relating to patentability are few and far between, and are significant for that reason alone. However, this week's proceedings between Emotional Perception AI (EPAI)...

United Kingdom IP

LS

Lewis Silkin

LD Mannheim, July 18, 2025, Order On Infringement Claims Relating To UK, UPC_CFI_359/2023

United Kingdom IP

BP

Bardehle Pagenberg

I Wouldn't Do That If I Were You: UK IPO Refuses Patent For Use Of Neural Networks To Generate In-game Tips

United Kingdom IP

LS

Lewis Silkin

Have Crocs Taken A Step Too Far?

United Kingdom IP

MC

Marks & Clerk

LD Mannheim, July 18, 2025, Order On Infringement Claims Relating To UK, UPC_CFI_365/2023

United Kingdom IP

BP

Bardehle Pagenberg

Stop The Press, Literally!

United Kingdom IP

B

Boult Wade Tennant

Understanding The ASEAN Manufacturing Landscape

R

Rouse

Football Governance Act- Implications For Brand Owners

United Kingdom IP

MC

Marks & Clerk

The Home-made Invention That Led To The Sound Of Black Sabbath, And The Birth Of A New Genre - 'Heavy Metal'

United Kingdom IP

MC

Marks & Clerk

A Case Of Bad "Optics"? EU UPC Grants UK Injunction

United Kingdom IP

LS

Lewis Silkin

UK Approach To Plausibility Remains Unchanged Despite EPO's G2/21

United Kingdom IP

PC

Potter Clarkson

Understanding The Employment Rights Bill: A New Era For Employers, Employees And Workers (Video)

United Kingdom Employment

AG

Anthony Gold Solicitors LLP

Requirements For Skilled Worker Visa Settlement (Video)

United Kingdom Immigration

L

Latitude Law

DORA Delegated Regulation On Threat-Led Penetration Testing Published In Official Journal

European Union Finance

KM

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

S5:E9 – Twin Property Developers Tom And Jack Atha: Building Atha Properties From The Ground Up (Video)

United Kingdom Real Estate

SO

Square One

UK To Tighten Immigration Rules: Highlights From The 2025 White Paper

United Kingdom Immigration

RC

Richmond Chambers Immigration Barristers

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Biotech, Life Sciences & Healthcare

Home Health Diagnostics, Microfluidics & IP

The concept of self-conducted diagnostic tests, administered by patients in their own home, would likely have been thought completely preposterous 100 years ago – conjuring-up images of an array of test-tubes, flasks and Bunsen burners.

United Kingdom IP

CI

ClearView IP

Supplementary Protection Certificates: The Court Of Justice Agrees With Potter Clarkson That SPCs With Negative Terms Are Acceptable

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled yesterday in an important case (C-125/10, Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. v Deutsches Patent- und Markenamt), relating to Supplementary Protection Certificates (SPCs).

European Union IP

PC

Potter Clarkson

HGS v Eli Lilly: Bar For Industrial Applicability Of Gene Patents In UK Lowered And Realigned With The EPO

On 2 November 2011, the UK Supreme Court (formerly the House of Lords) handed down its decision in Human Genome Sciences Inc (HGS) v Eli Lilly and Company (Lilly), which was primarily concerned with the issue of industrial applicability of claimed biological material.

United Kingdom Healthcare

PC

Potter Clarkson

A Step Back From The Patent Cliff? The Court Of Justice Of The EU Rules On SPCs

European Union IP

MB

Mayer Brown

UK Supreme Court Lowers The Threshold For Biologics Patents

United Kingdom IP

MB

Mayer Brown

European Court Of Justice Clamps Down On Human Embryonic Stem Cell Patents

United Kingdom IP

HL

HGF Ltd

Advocate General's Opinion Concerning the EU Harmonised Test For Granting An Extension Of The Term Of A Patent For Medicinal Products

European Union Healthcare

MB

Mayer Brown

Update on the Patent Box consultation

United Kingdom Healthcare

MB

Mayer Brown

IP Snapshot April 2011

United Kingdom IP

CC

CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang

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Copyright

Delayed EU Code Of Practice Provides Compliance Framework For General-Purpose AI Models

The EU released its delayed final Code of Practice for GPAI Models just weeks before the EU AI Act's first set of legal obligations takes effect on August 2, 2025.

United Kingdom Technology

PC

Perkins Coie LLP

Briefing Note: UKIPO SEP Consultation

The UKIPO's 2025 consultation on Standard Essential Patents (SEPs), announced on 15 July 2025, signals a potential policy shift in how the UK approaches SEP...

United Kingdom IP

HL

HGF Ltd

AI Regulation Update US/EU/UK - US Withdraws State Moratorium And The European Commission Publishes First AI Code Of Practice

The last couple of weeks have seen several developments on approaches to AI regulation in the US/EU. Despite debate around the so-called 'Trump effect' and calls for the enforcement of EU AI regulation to be delayed...

United Kingdom Technology

LS

Lewis Silkin

Top Secret: Coca-Cola's IP Legacy

United Kingdom IP

MC

Marks & Clerk

What Do Customers Need In Contracts For AI Products?

United Kingdom Technology

GW

Gowling WLG

LS@SXSW AI And Creativity - Hero Or Villain? (Podcast)

United Kingdom Technology

LS

Lewis Silkin

The UK Getty Trial: Key Takeaways On The AI/Copyright Case

United Kingdom IP

JD

Jones Day

Training And Deploying AI Models Around The World: The Territorial Issues At Stake In Getty Images v. Stability AI

United Kingdom IP

AO

A&O Shearman

AI Legal Watch: July 2

United Kingdom Technology

BB

Baker Botts LLP

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Licensing & Syndication

Football Governance Act Becomes Law

As we wrote earlier this month, the Act introduces various new rules and safeguards aimed at securing the long-term sustainability of the game.

United Kingdom IP

LS

Lewis Silkin

UK IPO Launches Consultation On Standard Essential Patents

The UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) has launched a consultation on Standard Essential Patents (SEPs), seeking views from businesses, innovators, legal professionals, and other stakeholders...

United Kingdom IP

LS

Lewis Silkin

Briefing Note: UKIPO SEP Consultation

The UKIPO's 2025 consultation on Standard Essential Patents (SEPs), announced on 15 July 2025, signals a potential policy shift in how the UK approaches SEP...

United Kingdom IP

HL

HGF Ltd

The Cream Rises Again – But Who's Really Behind The Pump Clip?

United Kingdom IP

MC

Marks & Clerk

LS@SXSW AI And Creativity - Hero Or Villain? (Podcast)

United Kingdom Technology

LS

Lewis Silkin

Cosmetic Licensing: What Scotland's Bill Means For The Rest Of The UK

United Kingdom IP

RB

Rothera Bray

US Court Of Appeals Denies Copyright Claim For "Eleanor", The Ford Mustang

United Kingdom IP

MC

Marks & Clerk

In Discussion With Our Licensing Team

United Kingdom IP

RB

Rothera Bray

UK Court Rules On Reverse Engineering Of Mainframe Software

United Kingdom IP

JD

Jones Day

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Patent

A Leading Case – Beware Sequence Errors In Patent Claims

The UK Patents Court has held that Samsung Bioepis' and Amgen's eculizumab biosimilars for treating PNH did not infringe Alexion's EP3167888, as the claims covered...

United Kingdom IP

HL

HGF Ltd

Weights, Biases, And The Scales Of Justice: A Look Inside The Supreme Court Patentability Hearing

UK Supreme Court decisions relating to patentability are few and far between, and are significant for that reason alone. However, this week's proceedings between Emotional Perception AI (EPAI)...

United Kingdom IP

LS

Lewis Silkin

LD Mannheim, July 18, 2025, Order On Infringement Claims Relating To UK, UPC_CFI_359/2023

According to the ECJ's ruling in BSH Hausgeräte, the court of the Member State of the European Union in which the defendant is domiciled (Article 4(1) Brussels Ia Regulation) does have jurisdiction to rule...

United Kingdom IP

BP

Bardehle Pagenberg

I Wouldn't Do That If I Were You: UK IPO Refuses Patent For Use Of Neural Networks To Generate In-game Tips

United Kingdom IP

LS

Lewis Silkin

Have Crocs Taken A Step Too Far?

United Kingdom IP

MC

Marks & Clerk

LD Mannheim, July 18, 2025, Order On Infringement Claims Relating To UK, UPC_CFI_365/2023

United Kingdom IP

BP

Bardehle Pagenberg

Stop The Press, Literally!

United Kingdom IP

B

Boult Wade Tennant

Understanding The ASEAN Manufacturing Landscape

R

Rouse

The Home-made Invention That Led To The Sound Of Black Sabbath, And The Birth Of A New Genre - 'Heavy Metal'

United Kingdom IP

MC

Marks & Clerk

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Latest Videos

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Honda Launches (And Lands) Rocket Test (Video)

MC

Marks & Clerk

Trade Mark Round Up Report 2025 (Video)

LS

Lewis Silkin

Watch Now: Setting Your IP Strategy For 2025 – Strategic Patent And Trade Secret Portfolio Development (Video)

KL

Keltie LLP

IP Insights: Are UPC Injunctions Subject To Proportionality Considerations? (2024) (Video)

BP

Bardehle Pagenberg

Drafting And Prosecuting Applications For Polymorphs Of Drug Compounds At The EPO (Video)

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J A Kemp LLP

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