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The Unitary Patent

The unitary patent (UP) and the Unified Patent Court (UPC) are available for all users of the European patent system.  This requires some important decisions regarding to be made regarding Europe...

Patenting Medical Inventions at The UKIPO – Examination Guidelines Update

On 25 November 2021, the UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) published an update to their “Examination guidelines for patent applications relating to medical inventions”. The updates include c...

British Science Week: Exit Strategies to Monetise Your Business

This is the third in our three-part series of articles exploring how intellectual property (IP), and in particular patents, can support growth of your business.  The first and second parts invest...

British Science Week: Patent Filing Strategies, and the Importance of Portfolio Growth

This is the second in a series of articles exploring how intellectual property (IP), and in particular patents, can support growth of your business.  The first part of this series investigated th...

British Science Week: IP Considerations for Early Growth of a Business

This is the first in a series of articles exploring how intellectual property (IP), and in particular patents, can support growth of your business.  The first part investigates the importance of ...

GJE Role Model Series – Beverley Brown, SmartKem Ltd

In celebration of International Women’s Day 2022, and in continuation of the GJE Role Model Series, we have interviewed the inventor Beverley Brown, who is the Chief Scientist at SmartKem Ltd – a ...

Another Blow to DABUS as Patent Offices Reject AI as Inventors

Artificial intelligence (AI) stands as a powerful tool undergoing rapid progression and adoption at the forefront of research and development.  The continued growth in the importance of AI raises...

GJE Role Model Series – Kristin Williams, P&G

It is no secret that diversity and inclusion is fundamental for building stronger, more successful and more innovative organisations and societies in which everybody is empowered to thrive. Having vis...

EBA Referral: Can a Priority Claim Be Country-Dependent for a PCT Application?

The right to priority is often a topic of contention at the European Patent Office (EPO), and it is once more in the spotlight with a referral to the EPO’s Enlarged Board of Appeal (EBA). We know th...

Intellectual Property – If a Tree Falls in a Forest and No One Is Around To Hear It, Does It Make a Sound?

The title of this piece quotes an interesting philosophical question.  In the world of patents, this question is somewhat analogous to the question “to what extent does prior use of an inventio...