The European Patent Office (EPO) has recently published upcoming changes to the rules regarding the providing of inventor address information to the
The EPO has recently published an advanced preview of the new Guidelines for the Examination which will come into force on 1
In cases of UK patent infringement, the courts may grant a variety of remedies to successful claimants (including damages, court-ordered injunctions, and
Many designers rely on Unregistered Design Rights to protect their products in the UK and the EU. However, designers need to be
This bulletin covers some important changes to trade mark and design rights in the UK that will take place on 1 January
Last year, the UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) rejected two UK patent applications (GB1816909.4 and GB1818161.0) on the grounds of an invalid
In recent years, the European Patent Office (EPO) has made it eminently clear that European patents may be granted for machine learning
The Australian Patent Office will be changing various official fees for patents, trademarks and designs from 1 October 2020. Notably, patent renewal
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has ruled in Santen (C‑673/18) that a Supplementary Protection Certificate (SPC) cannot be
Oral Proceedings are a common occurrence during the opposition procedure at the European Patent Office. Importantly, these proceedings provide the patentee and