TALK TO US | MAKING PATENT PROSECUTION SIMPLER Traditionally, a very large proportion of patent prosecution work is done in writing between client… Read more
UPC: Unitary Patent and Unified Patent Court After much delay the European Unitary Patent and Unified Court are back on track. Our… Read more
PRIORITY – STILL A CHALLENGE AT THE EPO The issue of how to correctly claim priority for a European patent application is one… Read more
THE UNITARY PATENT This article is part of our series on the Unitary Patent and Unified Patents Court.… Read more
UPC: HOW WILL THE NEW COURT WORK? This is part of our series of articles on the UPC. We have outlined the… Read more
UPC: I MIGHT BE AN INFRINGER! This is part of our series of articles on the UPC. Elsewhere, we have… Read more
UPC: IMPACT ON LICENSEES This is part of our series of articles on the UPC. Elsewhere, we have outlined the… Read more
UPC: THE “OPT OUT” – TAKING EXISTING PATENTS OUT OF UPC JURISDICTION This is part of our series of articles on the UPC. Here, we consider the… Read more
UPC: WHAT IS THE UNIFIED PATENT COURT? This is part of our series of articles on the Unitary Patent and Unified Patent… Read more
CHOOSING IN WHICH COUNTRIES TO FILE PATENT APPLICATIONS: A COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS INTRODUCTION Patents are national rights that give the owner the opportunity to prevent others from exploiting the patented invention in… Read more
PATENTING DIGITAL & SOFTWARE INVENTIONS IN EUROPE It is generally known that patenting digital and software inventions can be difficult in a… Read more
Priority at the EPO AT THE EPO, THE “ALL APPLICANTS APPROACH” TO PRIORITY TRUMPS US LAW ON INVENTORSHIP The… Read more
SUFFICIENCY AND PLAUSIBILITY IN EUROPE In our recent webinar we discussed whether you need data to file a patent application… Read more
An introduction to the Patent Classification System Intellectual Property offices use classification systems to classify inventions into technology areas. Here we explain… Read more
How to obtain a granted patent quickly The patent system is renowned for being slow and it can take several years before… Read more
EPO HINTS AND TIPS: DEVICE CLAIMS European Patent Office (EPO) examiners have an approach to assessing device (or apparatus) claims that… Read more
WEBINAR – Do I need data to file a patent application? UNDERSTAND WHEN YOU ARE READY TO START THE PATENT PROCESS 22nd June, 3pm BST This… Read more
RENEWAL FEE DEADLINE DEFERRAL AT THE EPO POSSIBILITY OF DEFERRING RENEWAL FEE PAYMENT WITHOUT INCURRING ADDITIONAL FEES In response to the disruption… Read more
BACK TO BASICS | PATENT PRIORITY An introduction to patent priority. We explore the nature of priority rights, how they can… Read more
Webinar – Do I need data to file a patent application? Understand when you are ready to start the patent process, particularly for chemistry / life… Read more
EBA SAYS NO TO PATENTING PLANTS AND ANIMALS ACCORDING TO G3/19, PLANTS AND ANIMALS OBTAINED BY ESSENTIALLY BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES ARE NOT PATENTABLE The Enlarged… Read more
BACK TO BASICS | WHAT MAKES UP A PATENT SPECIFICATION? WHERE TO START WHEN READING A PATENT SPECIFICATION OR REVIEWING A SPECIFICATION PREPARED FOR YOUR… Read more
To patent or not to patent? Getting it right in chemistry and life sciences This free webinar, offered in conjunction with… Read more
EXTENSION OF DEADLINES ON IP CASES IN VIEW OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC Provisions in place for extension of deadlines at the European Patent Office, as well as… Read more
NO UK IN UPC THE UK WILL NOT BE INVOLVED IN THE EU’S UNIFIED PATENT COURT On 27th February 2020,… Read more
Getting Priority right – a summary The ability of a party filing a patent application to “claim priority” from the filing… Read more
SPCs and Combination Products The UK Court of Appeal applies the CJEU decision to Gilead’s Truvada Supplementary Protection Certificate.… Read more
BREAKING NEWS – European Priority Law Maintained at EPO Board of Appeal CRISPR Hearing Members of our Life Sciences team have been at the European Patent Office (EPO) in… Read more
European & UK Patent fee changes As of April 2018, various fee changes are coming into effect at both the European… Read more
