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We are pleased to have been noted as ‘one of the most trusted UK IP firms for patent prosecution and portfolio management work in Europe’ and listed as a leading firm in the 2020 edition of Managing IP Stars. Every year, the publication independently researches practices in order to identify...

On 22 April, NEC OncoImmunity AS revealed the results of its robust artificial intelligence (AI)-driven prediction platform in the designing of optimised vaccine compositions suitable for combating the outbreak of COVID-19 around the globe. In a cutting-edge approach now revealed in their published paper, the bioinformatics company profiled thousands of...

We are delighted to be recognised in the 2020 edition of World Trademark Review. The publication recognises the world’s leading Trade Mark firms and practitioners through rigorous and independent research. As well as the firm being ranked, GJE Partners Alasdair MacQuarrie and Ed Carstairs have both been ranked in the ‘Individuals: prosecution and...

The UK has supported the creation of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) and Unitary Patent (UP) since its inception. In recent years, the government has fought for London to have part of the main branch of the Court, provided much of the backing and development for the UP infrastructure and...

The UK leaves the EU on 31 January 2020 and will then enter a transitional period which means that essentially, the UK remains part of the EU for Intellectual Property purposes until 31 December 2020. During this period the UK and EU will be negotiating the terms of their relationship...