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G1/24 - Interpreting How The EPO Interprets Claims

G1/24 is a decision of the Enlarged Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office (EPO) following a referral from the Technical Board of Appeal in case T 439/22.

United Kingdom IP

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Maucher Jenkins

G1/24 - Small, But Perfectly Formed?

The decision in G1/24 (Heated Aerosol) has now issued, and given the important principle of patent law involved, its brevity is impressive. At twelve pages in total including five pages of actual decision...

United Kingdom IP

KL

Keltie LLP

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

Yesterday saw the decision of the UK Supreme Court in Iconix Luxembourg Holdings SARL v Dream Pairs Europe Inc and another [2025] UKSC 25.

United Kingdom IP

MC

Marks & Clerk

Webinar: The New Era Of Design Protection

On 19 June, our European IP team held a webinar to discuss the most significant transformation in EU design law in two decades.

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

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

Copyrightability Of AI Generated Works

United Kingdom IP

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Boult Wade Tennant

AI And Data Analytics In Food Tech

United Kingdom IP

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Boult Wade Tennant

G1/24 Explained: The Description And Figures Must Be Considered In Claim Interpretation

United Kingdom IP

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Boult Wade Tennant

Honda Launches (And Lands) Rocket Test (Video)

United Kingdom IP

MC

Marks & Clerk

€90 Million In Counterfeit Food And Drink Seized: A Wake-Up Call For IP And Public Health In The EU

United Kingdom IP

PC

Potter Clarkson

RTDs And Trade Marks: A Blend Of Innovation And Identity

United Kingdom IP

MC

Marks & Clerk

Temu's Back On Top... But For How Long? 2025's Retail Growth Story

Worldwide Commercial

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AlixPartners

Arts & Culture Guide (Video)

United Kingdom Immigration

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Latitude Law

Energy And Infrastructure – Biofuels (Video)

United Kingdom Energy

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Travers Smith LLP

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

United Kingdom Immigration

RC

Richmond Chambers Immigration Barristers

Proposed Changes To ILR: What UK Businesses Need To Know

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

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CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang

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Copyright

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

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Boult Wade Tennant

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

The UK government appears to have negotiated itself some breathing room in the battle for the future of the UK's creative industries.

United Kingdom Technology

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Matheson

Blue Prince - IP Protection As A Foundation For Success

You're trying to reach Room 46, but you keep drafting dead ends, or running out of steps, and that dartboard puzzle is just impossible! If this rings a bell...

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

A Positive Package: The Data (Use And Access) Bill

United Kingdom Privacy

KG

K&L Gates LLP

Gen AI And Creative Work: Rights, Risks, And Rewards

United Kingdom 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

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Jones Day

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

United Kingdom IP

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

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

United Kingdom IP

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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

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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

G1/24 - Interpreting How The EPO Interprets Claims

G1/24 is a decision of the Enlarged Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office (EPO) following a referral from the Technical Board of Appeal in case T 439/22.

United Kingdom IP

MJ

Maucher Jenkins

G1/24 - Small, But Perfectly Formed?

The decision in G1/24 (Heated Aerosol) has now issued, and given the important principle of patent law involved, its brevity is impressive. At twelve pages in total including five pages of actual decision...

United Kingdom IP

KL

Keltie LLP

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

Unless you have been living under a rock, you will know that the Unified Patent Court (UPC) has now had its doors open for two years.

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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

G1/24 Explained: The Description And Figures Must Be Considered In Claim Interpretation

United Kingdom IP

B

Boult Wade Tennant

Honda Launches (And Lands) Rocket Test (Video)

United Kingdom IP

MC

Marks & Clerk

What Is The True Meaning* Of EPO Enlarged Board Of Appeal Decision G1/24?

United Kingdom IP

MC

Marks & Clerk

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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

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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