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Intellectual Property Challenges In The Space Economy

Across the upstream and the downstream, patentable technologies are being developed and companies of all sizes are seeking to secure patent protection for their inventions.

United Kingdom IP

MC

Marks & Clerk

Is The Supreme Court Denial In Thatcher's Case A Fatal Blow Against Lookalikes?

The dispute between Thatcher's Cider Company and Aldi Stores Limited has been long running and has sparked legal controversy along the way. On 4th June 2025 the Supreme denied Aldi...

United Kingdom IP

HL

HGF Ltd

A Late Filing Sends UK Trade Mark Application Up In Smoke: UKIPO Delivers A Harsh Lesson On Missed Deadlines

In a recent UKIPO opposition decision involving a trade mark application by the manufacturers of the SKE CRYSTAL BAR vape, the UKIPO has delivered a stark reminder of the unforgiving nature of statutory...

United Kingdom IP

LS

Lewis Silkin

The UK Supreme Court Gives Guidance On Post-Sale Confusion

The Supreme Court recently issued its decision in Iconix Luxembourg Holdings SARL ("Iconix") v Dream Pairs Europe, Inc. and another ("DPE").

United Kingdom IP

KL

Keltie LLP

Copyright And Generative AI

United Kingdom IP

MB

Mayer Brown

Glasgow 850: Pioneers Of The ATM - A Scottish Legacy Of Innovation

United Kingdom IP

MC

Marks & Clerk

AI Cases In The UK And The US: What Could They Mean For AI Globally?

TG

Tilleke & Gibbins

Patenting Trends In Circular Plastics

United Kingdom IP

KL

Keltie LLP

G1/24 - Interpreting How The EPO Interprets Claims

United Kingdom IP

MJ

Maucher Jenkins

G1/24 - Small, But Perfectly Formed?

United Kingdom IP

KL

Keltie LLP

Umbro Decision - UK Supreme Court Confirms Post-Sale Confusion Alone Can Be Enough To Find Trade Mark Infringement

United Kingdom IP

MC

Marks & Clerk

Webinar: The New Era Of Design Protection

European Union IP

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Debunking Common Myths About The UPC And UPs: Some Basics And Not-so-basics

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Boult Wade Tennant

Choosing The Right Kind Of Mark: Nature Versus Use

European Union IP

KL

Keltie LLP

Arts & Culture Guide (Video)

United Kingdom Immigration

L

Latitude Law

Business Reporter – Best Of British Business: Keeping The Engine Behind Your Market Data Running (Video)

United Kingdom Finance

CJ

CJC Ltd

Financial Regulation - In The Know: Payments

United Kingdom Technology

AG

Addleshaw Goddard

UK Government Announces Proposals For Reforming Immigration System

United Kingdom Immigration

OD

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Energy And Infrastructure – Biofuels (Video)

United Kingdom Energy

TS

Travers Smith 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

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

Copyright And Generative AI

On 19 June 2025 the Data (Use and Access) Act (the "DUA Act") received Royal Assent and became law in the UK, having been passed by the UK Parliament on 11 June 2025. The DUA Act principally reforms...

United Kingdom IP

MB

Mayer Brown

AI Cases In The UK And The US: What Could They Mean For AI Globally?

Three American giants are actively protecting their intellectual property rights against generative AI, as two legal battles commence on both sides of the Atlantic.

TG

Tilleke & Gibbins

Copyrightability Of AI Generated Works

Earlier this year, the United States Copyright Office released part 2 of its report on Copyright and Artificial Intelligence discussing the Copyrightability of AI works (CAIP2).

United Kingdom IP

B

Boult Wade Tennant

UK's Data (Use And Access) Bill Passes The Lords Despite AI Concerns

United Kingdom Technology

M

Matheson

Blue Prince - IP Protection As A Foundation For Success

United Kingdom IP

MC

Marks & Clerk

It's Official – It Is Third Time Lucky For The UK's Data Reform Bill

United Kingdom Privacy

LS

Lewis Silkin

Horizon Scanner - Intellectual Property For Chinese Businesses

United Kingdom IP

LS

Lewis Silkin

Smell-a-like And Dupe Perfumes: An Interview With Susanne Bilderbeek And Olivia Petter (Podcast)

United Kingdom IP

HL

HGF Ltd

Digital Business Laws And Regulations Digital Business Trends: The Future Of Law And Technology, Navigating 2025 And Beyond 2025

Worldwide Technology

LS

Lewis Silkin

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Licensing & Syndication

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

The legal saga surrounding "Eleanor", the Ford Mustang from "Gone in 60 Seconds", has been rumbling on for over 20 years.

United Kingdom IP

MC

Marks & Clerk

In Discussion With Our Licensing Team

Jo Soar, Lesley Harper and Caroline Twist are our Licensing Dream Team after moving to Rothera Bray en masse in May 2024. They are based at our Nottingham office in the Lace Market...

United Kingdom IP

RB

Rothera Bray

UK Court Rules On Reverse Engineering Of Mainframe Software

IBM UK ("IBM") successfully enforced the terms of a mainframe license against the defendants who had created a competing software product.

United Kingdom IP

JD

Jones Day

UK's Collective Licensing Initiative Aims To Harmonize AI And Copyright Law

United Kingdom IP

SM

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

Could This Be The Ai-nswer? A Collective Copyright Licence For Generative AI Training

United Kingdom IP

KG

K&L Gates LLP

Mastering SEP Licensing And The FRAND Framework

United Kingdom IP

MC

Marks & Clerk

东南亚的标准必要专利：新兴标准必要专利竞争领域中公平、合理和无歧视（FRAND）承诺的解读

R

Rouse

Aesthetics And The Licensing Of Non-Surgical Cosmetic Procedures

United Kingdom Healthcare

RB

Rothera Bray

EU Standards Essential Patents (SEP) Proposal Withdrawn

European Union IP

KL

Keltie LLP

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Patent

Intellectual Property Challenges In The Space Economy

Across the upstream and the downstream, patentable technologies are being developed and companies of all sizes are seeking to secure patent protection for their inventions.

United Kingdom IP

MC

Marks & Clerk

Glasgow 850: Pioneers Of The ATM - A Scottish Legacy Of Innovation

The story of the cash machine is that of two Scottish engineers: James Goodfellow, the Glaswegian inventor of the first machine to use a PIN system; and John Shepherd-Barron...

United Kingdom IP

MC

Marks & Clerk

Patenting Trends In Circular Plastics

As environmental concerns and legislative pressures mount globally, innovation in plastics recycling and sustainable materials is no longer a niche pursuit; it is a commercial imperative

United Kingdom IP

KL

Keltie LLP

G1/24 - Interpreting How The EPO Interprets Claims

United Kingdom IP

MJ

Maucher Jenkins

G1/24 - Small, But Perfectly Formed?

United Kingdom IP

KL

Keltie LLP

Debunking Common Myths About The UPC And UPs: Some Basics And Not-so-basics

B

Boult Wade Tennant

Temporal Scope Of Jurisdiction Clarified By UPC Court Of Appeal

United Kingdom IP

PC

Potter Clarkson

Gather Round The Campfire, Everybody – We're Going To Read A Patent Specification (To The Tune Of G 1/24)

United Kingdom IP

LS

Lewis Silkin

AI And Data Analytics In Food Tech

United Kingdom IP

B

Boult Wade Tennant

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Latest Videos

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Brand Security In A Modern World: Author Q&A - Kirsten Gilbert (Video)

MC

Marks & Clerk

Trade Mark Round Up Report 2025 (Video)

LS

Lewis Silkin

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

GW

Gowling WLG

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

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