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Patent Law & Practice at a Glance

We regularly review changes to patent law and practice at the UKIPO, EPO and in other jurisdictions so that we can keep abreast of the latest developments. Please feel free to contact your usual GJE c...

Expansion of the Unified Patent Court

It has been announced by the Irish Government that a referendum on Ireland becoming a full member of the UPC is being considered for mid-2024.  This would expand the jurisdiction of the Unified P...

Partnership News

We are delighted to announce that Luca Colombo and Rebecca Matheson have joined the partnership. Luca Colombo joined GJE in 2021, having previously worked at other top-tier IP firms both in Italy and ...

Patent Law & Practice at a Glance

We regularly review changes to patent law and practice at the UKIPO, EPO and in other jurisdictions so that we can keep abreast of the latest developments. Please feel free to contact your usual GJE c...

IP for Digital Therapeutics: Opportunities and Challenges | 4.12.23

Monday 4 December 2023 I 3:00 pm (London UK – GMT) What will the talk cover? Digital therapeutics represent a growing part of the digital health sector. In this space, a significant part of a compan...

Medical Method Patentability Exclusions 50 Years On: Time for a Re-Think?

It was 1973.  With the Space Age in full swing, the eight-inch floppy disk was the cutting edge of computer technology.  In West Germany, representatives of 16 European countries assembled t...

Will a Nobel Prize Precipitate a Boom in RNA Therapies?

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the research interest in RNA therapy is undeniable.  The rapid development of potent messenger RNA (mRNA)-based vaccines to prevent serious diseases caused ...

Patent Law & Practice at a Glance

We regularly review changes to patent law and practice at the UKIPO, EPO and in other jurisdictions so that we can keep abreast of the latest developments. Please feel free to contact your usual GJE c...

Digital Therapeutics at the European Patent Office: Is Software-Implemented Therapy Protectable?

A digital therapeutic (DTx) is an evidence-based, clinically-evaluated software that is applied to treating or managing a medical condition.  Like conventional therapeutic drugs, by this definiti...

How to Enhance Your IP Strategy With Registered Designs

It is widely recognised that a robust IP strategy, tailored to a company’s needs, can be critical to business success. As such, many companies have developed sophisticated trade mark and patent port...