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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...

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HGF Ltd

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...

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Boult Wade Tennant

When Silicon Tallies And Humans Decide In IP

Technological innovation has reached a pace never before seen, presenting countless opportunities for Intellectual Property (IP) professionals and, seemingly, pressures to match.

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Dennemeyer S.A.

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

At the beginning of July, the Enlarged Board of Appeal (EBoA) of the European Patent Office (EPO) issued its decision in case G 1/23.

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Murgitroyd

Alternative Foods: A Case Study

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Boult Wade Tennant

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

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Marks & Clerk

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

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Murgitroyd

Why Industrial Property Matters: Safeguarding Ideas And Boosting Competitiveness

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Murgitroyd

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

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

UK SEP Consultation Closes On 7 October 2025

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Lewis Silkin

SUPERCOOL: A UK - New Zealand Partnership For Net-zero Aviation

United Kingdom IP

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Marks & Clerk

Is It Possible To Extend The Term Of A Patent In The UK And Europe?

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Keltie LLP

Fashionably IP Podcast – Episodes 41-50 – Exploring Hot Topics In The World Of Fashion And Intellectual Property

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HGF Ltd

Creativity And A Designers Freedom In EU Registered And Unregistered Designs: The Deity Shoes Advocate General Opinion (Podcast)

United Kingdom IP

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HGF Ltd

UK Immigration Salary List 2025

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Richmond Chambers Immigration Barristers

Responsibility Of Shell For Legacy Oil Pollution In Nigeria

United Kingdom Environment

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Fentanyl Tariffs

Worldwide International

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

The Evolving Landscape Of Technology Disputes

United Kingdom Technology

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Lewis Silkin

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

United Kingdom Technology

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

More On Claim Interpretation At The EPO After G 1/24

G 1/24 sets out that the description and drawings must be consulted when interpreting claims in all cases, even if there is no ambiguity in the claims. But what does "consult" mean?

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Boult Wade Tennant

Agritech Thymes: A Review Of Protection For Gene Edited Plants

As we head into a new season, it's a good time to revisit the current status of protection for Essentially Derived Varieties (EDVs) and plants derived from New Genomic Techniques (NGTs).

United Kingdom IP

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HGF Ltd

Where Are The Women? The Innovation Gender Gap

Women are still vastly underrepresented in patent filings, being named inventors for less than 18% of international patent applications. Amelia Ross explores more about the gender gap in her latest article.

United Kingdom IP

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Keltie LLP

Intellectual Property (IP) And Photovoltaics: Examining The EPO's Latest Observatory Report

The EPO's Observatory on Patents and Technology has published its latest report, this time focusing on innovation in photovoltaic technology and its growth over the last three decades.

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Boult Wade Tennant

UK Space Agency Announces New Unlocking Space For Business Projects

United Kingdom Technology

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Marks & Clerk

How To Protect Your IP - Part 3

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Burness Paull

How To Protect Your IP - Part 2

United Kingdom IP

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Burness Paull

The Double Territoriality Requirement Of Indirect Infringement At The UPC

European Union IP

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Marks & Clerk

From Landfill To Innovation: How Tech And Patents Can Tackle Fast Fashion

United Kingdom IP

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Murgitroyd

Instantly Create Accurate Client Forecasts With Prokurio

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Equinox

'Pokémon With Guns' And Patents!

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Lewis Silkin

T1465/23 – No Narrowing By Description—EPO Board Terminates Inventive Step Analysis For Arbitrary Modifications Citing G1/24 And G1/19

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HGF Ltd

How To Protect Your IP - Part 1

United Kingdom IP

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Burness Paull

No Help From Luxembourg: UPC Court Of Appeal Says CJEU Can't Rule On Interpretation Of UPCA

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Boult Wade Tennant

'Pokémon With Guns' And Patents!

The approach to patenting software in Europe often feels relatively settled in terms of its focus on assessing technical effect.

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Lewis Silkin

T1465/23 – No Narrowing By Description—EPO Board Terminates Inventive Step Analysis For Arbitrary Modifications Citing G1/24 And G1/19

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United Kingdom IP

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HGF Ltd

How To Protect Your IP - Part 1

This note is the first in a series of three in which we consider the types of intellectual property which can be created by your employees and consultants and how to ensure that IP...

United Kingdom IP

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Burness Paull

No Help From Luxembourg: UPC Court Of Appeal Says CJEU Can't Rule On Interpretation Of UPCA

A recent decision of the Court of Appeal of the UPC has held that the UPC must interpret its own substantive and procedural law in line with EU law, but that the UPC cannot request the CJEU...

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Boult Wade Tennant

No Profit In This Patent Undertaking

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Lewis Silkin

Thaler's AI Patent Application Confirmed As Deemed Withdrawn In The UK

The High Court of England and Wales has dismissed Dr Thaler's appeal from the decision of the UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) that his patent application...

United Kingdom IP

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

UPC Grants First UK Injunction

Following its previous widely-reported ruling earlier this year, the Mannheim Local Division has now issued its decision in respect of the UK aspect of the infringement proceedings brought by FujiFilm...

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Potter Clarkson

Description Amendment Requirements At EPO (Video)

At the final stage of prosecution, the EPO increasingly insists each patent description must align with the allowed claims to improve clarity and eliminate inconsistencies.

United Kingdom IP

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HGF Ltd

The Importance Of IPR Valuation

To exploit your intellectual property rights to their maximum potential, you need to first understand their value. Megan Taylor outlines why rights holders need to consider IP valuation...

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Novagraaf Group

Patent Applications For Computer Games At The UKIPO And EPO

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Murgitroyd

Providing Enabling Disclosure For AI Inventions At The EPO (VIdeo)

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HGF Ltd

Precision Medicine Patenting Of Known Drugs For Known Indications At The EPO (Video)

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HGF Ltd

Novelty Over Clinical Trials At The EPO (Video)

United Kingdom IP

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HGF Ltd

UKIPO Launches Major Consultation On UK Design Law Reform

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Boult Wade Tennant

Your Step By Step Guide To The UK's Important Design Law Consultation

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Gowling WLG

Enforcing SEPs In Key Southeast Asian Markets

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Rouse

Regulatory Exclusivity For Medicinal Products In Europe (Video)

United Kingdom IP

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HGF Ltd

Claiming Priority (Video)

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HGF Ltd

Patenting Polymorphs At The EPO (Video)

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HGF Ltd

Computer-implemented Inventions (Video)

United Kingdom IP

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HGF Ltd

Antibodies (Video)

United Kingdom IP

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HGF Ltd

Added Matter – Part 2 (Video)

United Kingdom IP

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HGF Ltd

Added Matter – Part 1 (Video)

United Kingdom IP

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HGF Ltd

UPC Court Of Appeal Confirms That Late-filed Costs Applications Are Inadmissible And In Refusing Reference To The CJEU Provides Guidance On What It Will Refer

United Kingdom IP

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

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Providing Enabling Disclosure For AI Inventions At The EPO (VIdeo)

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HGF Ltd

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

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Keltie LLP

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

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Bardehle Pagenberg

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

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J A Kemp LLP

UPC Unpacked: Special Edition (Video)

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