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EUIPO rolls out phase 1 of changes to the European design system

From 1 May 2025, the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) is implementing the first phase of its package of legislative changes aimed at modernising the protection of designs in the EU ...

Patent Law & Practice at a Glance – April 2025

Read our April 2025 patent law and practice updates, including updates from the UK, the European Patent Office (EPO) and the WIPO/PCT...

G 1/24 hearing report: What next for claim interpretation at the EPO?

GJE observed the eagerly anticipated G 1/24 Enlarged Board of Appeal hearing held on 28 March 2025. The referral G 1/24 is of fundamental importance, and answers to the questions raised will be releva...

EPO Technical Board of Appeal plans to refer questions to Enlarged Board of Appeal

There has been recent debate about whether the established practice of the EPO to require the description to be amended to excise any matter which is not aligned with allowed claims is in fact based o...

Trade Mark Law & Practice at a Glance – February 2025

Read our February 2025 trade mark law and practice update, including updates from the UK, the EU and worldwide...

Patent Law & Practice at a Glance – February 2025

Read our February 2025 patent law and practice updates, including updates from the UK, the European Patent Office (EPO) and the WIPO/PCT...

G 1/24: Preliminary opinion of the Enlarged Board of Appeal on claim interpretation

Executive summary The Enlarged Board of Appeal has given its preliminary opinion in respect of referral G 1/24. The referral is of fundamental importance, and answers to the questions raised will...

A cloud on the horizon: will the SaaS model work for medical AI tools under future regulations?

Technology and practices in the healthcare field are increasingly being augmented by AI. As the use of AI tools in this field has developed, many developers have begun to distribute their tools under ...

Patent Law & Practice at a Glance – January 2025

UK update New PCT fee structure at the UKIPO from 1 January 2025 The Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) fee structure will change on 1 January 2025. The announcement can be read here, and the summarise...

Patent Law & Practice at a Glance – November 2024

UK update Changes to supplementary protection certificates on 1 January 2025 Supplementary protection certificates (SPCs) provide additional protection for patented medicines and pesticides, which are...