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Intellectual property law and copyright law thought leadership, articles, podcasts, videos and webinars from expert sources across the legal world. Explore insights covering topics such as licensing and syndication, patent law, trade secrets and trademark law.

IP Ingredients: The Companies Making – And Patenting – Alt Coffee

Coffee is the second most traded commodity after oil. However, with rising coffee consumption comes more deforestation, greater use of pesticides...

United Kingdom IP

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HGF Ltd

Transparency Requirements Re Training Data And Compliance With Copyright Law Come Into Force In EU

Following the initial set of obligations that became applicable on 2 February 2025, a second wave of measures under the EU AI Act entered into force on 2 August 2025.

United Kingdom IP

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Opposition Crumbles For Lack Of Genuine Use: Lessons From Unisnacks v Unifood

The UKIPO has dismissed an opposition brought by Unifood Import A/S against Unisnacks Europe Limited (O/0799/25), finding that the opponent failed to demonstrate genuine use of the trade...

United Kingdom IP

LS

Lewis Silkin

The Strategic Value Of Trade Mark Protection For Branded Merchandise

The Spirits Business has recently published an article highlighting the importance of branded merchandise in the drinks industry. Branded merchandise enables drinks companies...

United Kingdom IP

MC

Marks & Clerk

News & Cases From China: July & August 2025

United Kingdom IP

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Rouse

Enlarged Board Of Appeal Issues Ruling In G 2/24

United Kingdom IP

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Boult Wade Tennant

Practical Q&A | Addressing Challenges In Recognition Of Well-Known Trademarks

United Kingdom IP

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Rouse

When Silicon Tallies And Humans Decide In IP

United Kingdom IP

DG

Dennemeyer S.A.

G 1/23: EPO Confirms A Product Can Still Be Prior Art Even If It Can't Be Reproduced

United Kingdom IP

M

Murgitroyd

The Mango Move: How Insulet's Colourful Strategy Is Ripe For Attention

United Kingdom IP

MC

Marks & Clerk

Earth, Wind & Hydrogen: 850 Years Of Power Innovation In Glasgow

United Kingdom IP

MC

Marks & Clerk

Long Arms And A More Relaxed Approach To Added Subject Matter - The UPC At 2 Years Old

United Kingdom IP

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Murgitroyd

Combating The Impact Of Counterfeit Goods

United Kingdom IP

KL

Keltie LLP

Series Over: A New Era For UK Trade Marks

United Kingdom IP

KL

Keltie LLP

FinReg Monthly Update

United Kingdom Finance

PR

Proskauer Rose LLP

Responsibility Of Shell For Legacy Oil Pollution In Nigeria

United Kingdom Environment

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Jersey Company Formation Guide (Video)

United Kingdom Wealth Mgt

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Cavenwell Group

FinTech Global FS Regulatory Round-up - W/e 29 August 2025

United Kingdom Technology

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

UK CPS And SFO Issue Updated Corporate Prosecution Guidance: What Corporates Need To Know

United Kingdom Commercial

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K&L Gates LLP

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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

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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

Transparency Requirements Re Training Data And Compliance With Copyright Law Come Into Force In EU

Following the initial set of obligations that became applicable on 2 February 2025, a second wave of measures under the EU AI Act entered into force on 2 August 2025.

United Kingdom IP

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

News & Cases From China: July & August 2025

On 20 May this year, the Private Economy Promotion Law officially came into effect. This law provides stronger protection for the original innovations of private economic organizations...

United Kingdom IP

R

Rouse

Major Changes To UK Design Law Under Consultation, Including AI-Generated Designs

The UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) has launched a major consultation on modernising the UK's design protection system, with proposals that could deliver the most significant...

United Kingdom IP

KM

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

How To Protect Your IP - Part 2

United Kingdom IP

BP

Burness Paull

Runway Rights: Fashioning IP And Immigration Law At London Fashion Week

United Kingdom Immigration

LS

Lewis Silkin

Copyright Comparative Guide

United Kingdom IP

Gunnercooke LLP

How To Protect Your IP - Part 1

United Kingdom IP

BP

Burness Paull

AI And Creativity: Hero, Villain – Or Something Far More Nuanced?

United Kingdom Technology

LS

Lewis Silkin

When Is Dancing Not Just Dancing? When Copyright And Choreography Intersect

United Kingdom IP

MC

Marks & Clerk

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Licensing & Syndication

Video: Licensing Lawyers Visit Derby

Lesley Harper and Jo Soar from our fabulous Licensing team visited Derby, to judge the Best Bar Award in the Marketing Derby Food and Drink Awards.

United Kingdom IP

RB

Rothera Bray

AI And Creativity: Hero, Villain – Or Something Far More Nuanced?

As part of SXSW's first tever UK edition, Lewis Silkin brought together a packed room to hear five esharp minds – photographer-advocate Isabelle Doran...

United Kingdom Technology

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Lewis Silkin

Enforcing SEPs In Key Southeast Asian Markets

While the EU, UK, India, China, the US and, to some extent, Brazil remain key battlegrounds for enforcing standard essential patents, SEP holders are increasingly incentivised...

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Rouse

Reimagining Licensing: A Joint Industry-government Vision For The Future 

United Kingdom IP

RB

Rothera Bray

Football Governance Act Becomes Law In Historic Moment For English Football

United Kingdom Anti-trust

AG

Addleshaw Goddard

License Analogy And Right To Information In Cases Of Unauthorized Image Use – The "Cologne Cathedral Case"

United Kingdom IP

MJ

Maucher Jenkins

Football Governance Act Becomes Law

United Kingdom IP

LS

Lewis Silkin

UK IPO Launches Consultation On Standard Essential Patents

United Kingdom IP

LS

Lewis Silkin

Briefing Note: UKIPO SEP Consultation

United Kingdom IP

HL

HGF Ltd

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Patent

IP Ingredients: The Companies Making – And Patenting – Alt Coffee

Coffee is the second most traded commodity after oil. However, with rising coffee consumption comes more deforestation, greater use of pesticides...

United Kingdom IP

HL

HGF Ltd

News & Cases From China: July & August 2025

On 20 May this year, the Private Economy Promotion Law officially came into effect. This law provides stronger protection for the original innovations of private economic organizations...

United Kingdom IP

R

Rouse

Enlarged Board Of Appeal Issues Ruling In G 2/24

The Enlarged Board of Appeal (EBoA) of the EPO issued their ruling in case G 2/24 last week, confirming its earlier ruling in G 3/04 that a third party intervening at the appeal stage is a party...

United Kingdom IP

B

Boult Wade Tennant

When Silicon Tallies And Humans Decide In IP

United Kingdom IP

DG

Dennemeyer S.A.

G 1/23: EPO Confirms A Product Can Still Be Prior Art Even If It Can't Be Reproduced

United Kingdom IP

M

Murgitroyd

Alternative Foods: A Case Study

United Kingdom Healthcare

B

Boult Wade Tennant

Earth, Wind & Hydrogen: 850 Years Of Power Innovation In Glasgow

United Kingdom IP

MC

Marks & Clerk

Long Arms And A More Relaxed Approach To Added Subject Matter - The UPC At 2 Years Old

United Kingdom IP

M

Murgitroyd

Why Industrial Property Matters: Safeguarding Ideas And Boosting Competitiveness

United Kingdom IP

M

Murgitroyd

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Latest Videos

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Video: Licensing Lawyers Visit Derby

RB

Rothera Bray

Antibodies (Video)

HL

HGF Ltd

Honda Launches (And Lands) Rocket Test (Video)

MC

Marks & Clerk

Lifecycle Of A Smart Idea - The UPC: An 18-Month Round-Up (Video)

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Gowling WLG

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

KL

Keltie LLP

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