29th Jun 2015
The US Supreme Court decision in Alice Corp v CLS Bank (Alice v CLS) was published a year ago. It is a hugely significant case in relation to computer implemented inventions. It raised as many questions as it answered about the requirements for a computer implemented invention, and particularly those for business methods, to be […]
29th Jun 2015
On 24th June 2015, the UK Parliament began another attempt to make potentially significant new treatments more available to patients, and improve efficiency within the NHS. An existing drug may be shown to have additional therapeutic benefit beyond its existing purpose. However, once the drug comes off patent, the manufacturer has reduced financial incentive to […]
15th Jun 2015
Following the latest development in the long-running battle between Nestlé and Cadbury, it seems probable that registration of the four-finger shape of Nestlé’s Kit Kat bar as a trade mark will be refused in the United Kingdom at least and very likely in the European Community as well. Cadbury had attacked Nestlé’s attempt to register […]
15th Jun 2015
In August of last year, we posted an article reporting a decision by Tesla Motors to open its patent portfolio to others wishing to make use of its technology “in good faith”. As Elon Musk, the founder and CEO of Tesla Motors, blogged in June of that year, this decision was made “in the spirit […]
15th Jun 2015
Reddie & Grose is delighted to have supported Cancer Research UK by entering a team of partners, attorneys and support staff into the 5k Race for Life, which took place at Regent’s Park in London. The group managed to raise over £1000 in donations. The firm’s runners were Alice Findlay, Catherine Nursaw, Filippa Evans, Julie […]
11th Jun 2015
A controversial ruling saw the EPO back the patentability of plants produced by biological processes, with big repercussions for agri-tech. Michael Roberts and Daniel Shaw explain the ruling. This article was originally published in the June edition of Intellectual Property Magazine. Click here to view the article. In combined decisions G 2/12 and G 2/13, […]
9th Jun 2015
Reddie & Grose partner Tom Sharman has been quoted in a recent edition of World IP Review where he comments on the UK IPO’s recent filing statistics for 2014. Click here to read the World IP Review article.
4th Jun 2015
Helen Wakerley and Patrick Lloyd will be attending ECTA from 10th – 13th June 2015, in Hamburg. If you would like to meet either of them, please contact enquiries@reddie.co.uk.