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
Oral Proceedings are a common occurrence during the opposition procedure at the European Patent Office. Importantly, these proceedings provide the patentee and
On 8 July 2020, the Court of Appeal issued its decision in the Emson v. Hozelock case ([2020] EWCA Civ 871). The
The thorny issue of the patentability (or otherwise) of inventions involving computer simulations at the EPO has been provided with an ending,
When does a technical product become eligible for copyright protection? This is the question the Court of Justice of the European Union
In the latest of a series of judgments concerning the interpretation of Article 3(a) of the SPC Regulation, the Court of Justice