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Agri-Tech, The Internet of Things, and Getting Ahead of the Curve

With global population surging and with increasing pressures, both legislative and environmental, brought on by climate change, the agriculture sector has been forced to adapt to a new series of chall...

UK Court of Appeal Reaches a Decision on AI Inventor Case

On 21 September the UK Court of Appeal handed down their judgment in the DABUS case, relating to whether an AI can be an inventor on a patent application.  The Court concluded that the applicant in t...

One Step Closer to a Unitary Patent

On 13 August 2021, Germany brought into force legislation that will allow them to ratify the Agreement on the Unified Patent Court (UPCA).  This is a significant step which now means that it is m...

Thinking “Outside-the-box”: Celebrating Neurodivergent Inventors

As a patent attorney, one of the things you really come to appreciate is how much rests on thinking “outside-the-box”.  So many steps in the innovation cycle – from our clients coming up wi...

GJE Recommended in IAM Patent 1000 for 2021

We are delighted to have been recommended in IAM Patent 1000 for 2021, earning a particular commendation for our oppositions record in the “Firms: Prosecution” category. Partners Peter Arrowsmith,...

Government Incentives Steering an Electric Vehicle Revolution

The electric vehicle (EV) market is rapidly picking up pace.  According to data from the RAC, nearly 40% of all new cars sold in 2021 in the UK have been hybrids or fully electric¹.  This i...

Enlarged Board of Appeal Confirms Prohibition on Double Patenting

The Enlarged Board of Appeal has recently issued its decision in G4/19 on the issue of double patenting under the European Patent Convention.  The Enlarged Board concluded that double patenting i...

Practical Tips for Patenting Antibody Therapeutics at the European Patent Office – In Association with Babraham Research Campus | 16.09.21

Thursday 16th of September, 2021, 2:00pm (London UK – BST) 45 mins What will the talk cover? The requirements for obtaining granted patents for biological inventions, and in particular antibody ...

Sufficiency in European Oppositions: Lessons Learned for Protecting Chemical Inventions | 28.07.21

Wednesday 28th July 2021, 12:00 pm (London UK – BST) 45mins What will the talk cover? Though we will be honing in on chemical examples, this talk will also give a brief overview of the opposition p...

Inadvertently Design-ed Priority Loophole

For a European design, the European General Court has ruled in T-579/19 it is possible to claim priority from an earlier filed patent, or at least from an international patent application filed under ...