Intellectual Property Law and Copyright Laws

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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.

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).

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.

The UK Intellectual Property Office (UK IPO) has issued a highly anticipated Practice Amendment Notice 1/25 (PAN 1/25) in response to the decision of the UK Supreme Court...

In a General Court judgment yesterday (2 July 2025), the previous decisions of the EUIPO and Board of Appeal to cancel Ferrari's EU trade mark registrations for the TESTAROSSA name were overturned.

As the British summer swings once again between sunburn and showers, it's a great time to take stock of what the first half of the year has delivered by way of IP decisions.

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

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...

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