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Protecting your materials innovations: patent strategies for growth

GJE is delighted to be partnering with the Henry Royce Institute for this event aimed at materials SMEs. Industry leaders and patent experts Rebecca Matheson and David Lee will provide an in-depth exp...

Patent Law & Practice at a Glance – October 2024

UK UPDATE Notifying the UKIPO of a court action There is an obligation to serve documents on the comptroller or registrar in certain cases involving registered IP rights. The rule applies to cases inv...

Protecting intellectual property in garden design

Whether they serve a purely aesthetic purpose or solve a practical problem, design ideas are valuable and deserving of protection. This article provides a brief introduction to intellectual property (...

The UPC is here to stay – but how might it affect temporary infringement exemptions within the EU?

As we reported previously, June 2024 marked the one-year anniversary of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) coming into force. This was the biggest shake up in European patent landscape for nearly 50 years...

Patent Law & Practice at a Glance – September 2024

UK UPDATE Patent practice regarding artificial neural networks and excluded subject matter The UKIPO updated its guidance on patenting artificial neural networks (ANNs) following the judgment of the C...

Track cycling: gearing up for Olympic success

Track cycling is a sport in which Great Britain has consistently excelled at the Olympic Games. In the previous Tokyo 2020 Olympics, Team GB won seven medals in the velodrome – more than any oth...

Quickfire strategies to skyrocket the value of your business

Bread & Jam Festival 2024 saw me join an insightful panel discussion chaired by Harry Turpin from The Savourists which provides delicious healthy snacks. Also on the panel providing expert insight...

UPC Central Division Munich Section adopts an EPO-like approach in its First Judgment

On 16 July 2024, the Munich Central Division (CD) of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) issued its first substantive decision in a revocation action in UPC 1/2023, marking a significant milestone in the n...

Can your IP strategy make the boat go faster?

Olympic rowing has created some dramatic races and stories over years.  Steve Redgrave winning his 5th Olympic Gold in Sydney, Matthew Pinsent’s podium tears in Athens, Katherine Grainger final...

From poolside to patent office: keeping Olympians in the fast lane

Swimming has a rich history in the modern Olympics and, much like other sports, the level of performance has improved drastically since the inaugural games. In the Bay of Zea, Greece, in 1896, the win...