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The Show Must(n't) Go On: G 2/24 Closes The Curtain On Interveners' Rights At The EPO

At the European Patent Office (EPO), third parties may intervene in ongoing opposition or opposition-appeal proceedings relating to a European patent...

United Kingdom IP

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Lewis Silkin

Is Offering Parts For Self-assembly Direct Patent Infringement? The UPC Offers Guidance

In a dispute involving a patent for a garden bed edging system, the UPC has addressed the issue of the breadth of what can constitute direct infringement...

United Kingdom IP

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Protecting AI With IP: Comparing Approaches Taken In The US And UK

The swift evolution in artificial intelligence ("AI") has prompted discussion as to how IP law can protect AI assets and AI output.

United Kingdom IP

MB

Mayer Brown

AI In Medical Devices: Patent Eligibility

AI is rapidly transforming the medical device industry, enabling smarter diagnostics, personalised treatment, and real-time intelligent health monitoring.

United Kingdom IP

MC

Marks & Clerk

Shining A (Dim) Light On Cleaner Water

United Kingdom IP

MC

Marks & Clerk

The 'Messy' Credit Clash

United Kingdom IP

MC

Marks & Clerk

Is Plastic Equivalent To Metal? The Doctrine Of Equivalents At The UPC

United Kingdom IP

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Boult Wade Tennant

UK Government Consultation On SEPs

United Kingdom IP

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

UK High Court Defines Licence-fee Damages In Merck v MSD Trademark Dispute

United Kingdom IP

GW

Gowling WLG

T 0792/24: Novelty And Inventiveness Of Second Medical Use Claims

United Kingdom IP

HL

HGF Ltd

Are Plastic Regulations Hindering Innovation In Sustainable Alternatives?

United Kingdom IP

MC

Marks & Clerk

People Make Glasgow, And Glasgow Makes Satellites

United Kingdom IP

MC

Marks & Clerk

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

United Kingdom IP

HL

HGF Ltd

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

United Kingdom IP

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Otter Chaos: Legal Considerations When Using AI Notetakers

United Kingdom Technology

BJ

Browne Jacobson

The Rise Of Shadow AI: Risk Or Opportunity?

United Kingdom Technology

LS

Lewis Silkin

Welcome To The Collective Quarterly - Issue 07

United Kingdom Technology

LS

Lewis Silkin

New Water (Special Measures) Act Measures Come Into Force

United Kingdom Environment

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Fentanyl Tariffs

Worldwide International

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer 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

Protecting AI With IP: Comparing Approaches Taken In The US And UK

The swift evolution in artificial intelligence ("AI") has prompted discussion as to how IP law can protect AI assets and AI output.

United Kingdom IP

MB

Mayer Brown

The 'Messy' Credit Clash

The English artist Lola Young has risen to fame with her viral hit "Messy". She's been making headlines recently, facing challenges that often accompany rapid success.

United Kingdom IP

MC

Marks & Clerk

CMA Makes Recommendation On The Future Of The Technology Transfer Block Exemption Regulation (TTBER)

Following our report last year on the CMA's call for inputs on the Assimilated Technology Transfer Block Exemption Regulation (TTBER), the CMA has now published its recommendations to the Secretary of State...

United Kingdom Technology

LS

Lewis Silkin

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

United Kingdom IP

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

News & Cases From China: July & August 2025

United Kingdom IP

R

Rouse

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

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

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Licensing & Syndication

Managing Your Premises Licence: Ten Smart Tips For Hospitality Operators

In the world of hospitality, your premises licence is the cornerstone of your business operation. Whether you run a buzzing bar, a boutique hotel...

United Kingdom Media & IT

RB

Rothera Bray

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

LS

Lewis Silkin

Enforcing SEPs In Key Southeast Asian Markets

R

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

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Patent

The Show Must(n't) Go On: G 2/24 Closes The Curtain On Interveners' Rights At The EPO

At the European Patent Office (EPO), third parties may intervene in ongoing opposition or opposition-appeal proceedings relating to a European patent...

United Kingdom IP

LS

Lewis Silkin

Is Offering Parts For Self-assembly Direct Patent Infringement? The UPC Offers Guidance

In a dispute involving a patent for a garden bed edging system, the UPC has addressed the issue of the breadth of what can constitute direct infringement...

United Kingdom IP

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Protecting AI With IP: Comparing Approaches Taken In The US And UK

The swift evolution in artificial intelligence ("AI") has prompted discussion as to how IP law can protect AI assets and AI output.

United Kingdom IP

MB

Mayer Brown

AI In Medical Devices: Patent Eligibility

United Kingdom IP

MC

Marks & Clerk

Shining A (Dim) Light On Cleaner Water

United Kingdom IP

MC

Marks & Clerk

Is Plastic Equivalent To Metal? The Doctrine Of Equivalents At The UPC

United Kingdom IP

B

Boult Wade Tennant

UK Government Consultation On SEPs

United Kingdom IP

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

T 0792/24: Novelty And Inventiveness Of Second Medical Use Claims

United Kingdom IP

HL

HGF Ltd

Are Plastic Regulations Hindering Innovation In Sustainable Alternatives?

United Kingdom IP

MC

Marks & Clerk

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Latest Videos

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Video: Licensing Lawyers Visit Derby

RB

Rothera Bray

Novelty Over Clinical Trials At The EPO (Video)

HL

HGF Ltd

Lift Off - How To Protect Your IP In LEO (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

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