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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...

The right to repair and intellectual property rights in the EU and UK

The right to repair aims to make it easier for consumers and independent engineers to fix products without manufacturer-imposed restrictions...

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...

UKIPO revises AI patent guidelines after Emotional Perception ruling

The UKIPO has once again updated its patent examination guidelines for artificial intelligence (AI) inventions, representing a change of stance on AI patentability....

EPO referral (G2/24) on third-party interveners acquiring appellant status – a chance to depart from G 3/04?

In European Patent Office (EPO) opposition proceedings, a company accused of patent infringement has the right to intervene. Under current EPO law, appeal proceedings are terminated if all appeals are...

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...

Permission Granted!  Emotional Perception to appeal to UK Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has recently granted Emotional Perception permission to appeal the decision of the Court of Appeal, which was handed down on 19 July 2024. As reported previously, the Court of Appeal...

New referral to Enlarged Board of Appeal on interveners’ rights

The Technical Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office (EPO) in T 1286/23 has referred a question to the Enlarged Board of Appeal, asking for clarification on whether a third party who intervenes...

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...