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VETSURE v PETSURE

The long-running dispute between the marks VETSURE and PETSURE appears to have now come to an end, with the Supreme Court having recently refused a request for permission...

United Kingdom IP

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Marks & Clerk

Reasons To File European Patent Applications

The European Patent Office (EPO) offers the chance to obtain European Patents – but why should an applicant consider this route versus the possibility of filing in each country or not filing at all?

United Kingdom IP

MC

Murgitroyd & Company

On A Shaky Platform - The Importance Of Accurate Registered Design Images

Safestand Limited, a UK supplier of trestle systems allowing builders to work at an elevated height, was required to go to the Court of Appeal to overturn an adverse finding on validity...

United Kingdom IP

MC

Marks & Clerk

XR And 5G: How Leveraging Sound Patent Strategy Can Earn A Seat At The Negotiating Table

Over the past decade, we have witnessed countless examples of advances in one technological field accelerating advancements in another, distinct field.

United Kingdom IP

MC

Marks & Clerk

A New Home For The Cavendish Lab

United Kingdom IP

MC

Marks & Clerk

Lift Off - How To Protect Your IP In LEO (Video)

United Kingdom IP

MC

Marks & Clerk

What A Woofing Case: VETSURE Vs PETSURE And The Power Of Brand Confusion

United Kingdom IP

MC

Murgitroyd & Company

In Expansive Ruling, UK Court Of Appeal Awards Interim License In SEP Dispute

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RPX Corporation

Industrial Designs Help Drive The Future Of Transportation

United Kingdom IP

MC

Marks & Clerk

Unregistered Trade Marks In The UK: Risks, Remedies And Registration Advice For Startups

United Kingdom IP

BL

Barnes Law

UK Court Rules On Reverse Engineering Of Mainframe Software

United Kingdom IP

JD

Jones Day

Key IP Tips And Strategies For Innovation-led Start-ups

United Kingdom IP

KL

Keltie LLP

Air Transportation Innovation Trends: What Do The Patent Filings Tell Us?

MC

Marks & Clerk

(UK) Universities' IP And Spinout Policies

United Kingdom IP

MC

Marks & Clerk

UK Immigration Reform: May 2025 White Paper Overview

United Kingdom Immigration

WB

WestBridge Business Immigration

Ius Laboris Podcast: Hot Topics In Employee Data Privacy In Germany And Luxembourg

United Kingdom Privacy

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Lewis Silkin

Higgs LLP In Conversation With Mike Smith, COO, Moveero (Video)

Worldwide Commercial

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Higgs LLP

Tech 10 – Episode 3: Dunnhumby – Data-driven Decision-making In Retail (Video)

United Kingdom Technology

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AlixPartners

UPC Confirms Jurisdiction To Hear Cases On The Infringement Of Non-UP National Designations Of A Patent

European Union IP

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Potter Clarkson

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

In a significant move to address the tension between copyright and generative artificial intelligence (AI), the UK's Copyright Licensing Agency...

United Kingdom IP

SM

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

The 'Dos And Don'ts' When Filing EU Customs Applications For Action (AFAs)

Keltie moderated the EUIPO and Irish Customs webinar which focused on the ‘dos and don'ts' when filing EU AFAs.

European Union IP

KL

Keltie LLP

It's A Dogfight - Top Gun: Maverick Copyright Lawsuit

United Kingdom IP

MC

Marks & Clerk

Who Owns The Sound? Intellectual Property & The Music Industry

United Kingdom IP

MJ

Maucher Jenkins

You Wouldn't Steal A... Font?

United Kingdom IP

MC

Marks & Clerk

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

United Kingdom IP

KG

K&L Gates LLP

Agent 007 – Mission Amazon': Jeff Bezos Buys The Rights To Ian Fleming's Character

United Kingdom Media & IT

Bugnion

2024 年印度尼西亚在知识产权方面的发展情况

United Kingdom IP

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Rouse

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Licensing & Syndication

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

In a significant move to address the tension between copyright and generative artificial intelligence (AI), the UK's Copyright Licensing Agency...

United Kingdom IP

SM

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

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

The Copyright Licensing Agency (CLA), a United Kingdom (UK) not-for-profit, has announced that it is developing a Generative AI (GenAI) Training Licence, and is hoping to publish the licence in the third quarter of 2025.

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

What Happens To Your Licence When You Or Your Business Becomes Insolvent?

United Kingdom Insolvency

RB

Rothera Bray

New SEP Resource Hub – UK Unleashes Its Innovative Potential

United Kingdom IP

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Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

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Patent

Reasons To File European Patent Applications

The European Patent Office (EPO) offers the chance to obtain European Patents – but why should an applicant consider this route versus the possibility of filing in each country or not filing at all?

United Kingdom IP

MC

Murgitroyd & Company

On A Shaky Platform - The Importance Of Accurate Registered Design Images

Safestand Limited, a UK supplier of trestle systems allowing builders to work at an elevated height, was required to go to the Court of Appeal to overturn an adverse finding on validity...

United Kingdom IP

MC

Marks & Clerk

XR And 5G: How Leveraging Sound Patent Strategy Can Earn A Seat At The Negotiating Table

Over the past decade, we have witnessed countless examples of advances in one technological field accelerating advancements in another, distinct field.

United Kingdom IP

MC

Marks & Clerk

A New Home For The Cavendish Lab

United Kingdom IP

MC

Marks & Clerk

Lift Off - How To Protect Your IP In LEO (Video)

United Kingdom IP

MC

Marks & Clerk

In Expansive Ruling, UK Court Of Appeal Awards Interim License In SEP Dispute

RC

RPX Corporation

Industrial Designs Help Drive The Future Of Transportation

United Kingdom IP

MC

Marks & Clerk

UK Court Rules On Reverse Engineering Of Mainframe Software

United Kingdom IP

JD

Jones Day

Key IP Tips And Strategies For Innovation-led Start-ups

United Kingdom IP

KL

Keltie LLP

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Latest Videos

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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

J A Kemp & DLRC Joint Webinar | Optimising Patent Strategies Under The Revised EU Clinical Trials Transparency Rules (Video)

JA

J A Kemp LLP

Trademark Protection - Essential Strategies For Protecting Your Brand (Video)

DS

DMH Stallard

UPC Unpacked: Special Edition (Video)

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HLK

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