5th Oct 2020
Brexit & IP: The Concise Version
Concise guide to Brexit and intellectual property
Insights: IP news
5th Oct 2020
Brexit & IP: Not too much, not too little
Brexit and intellectual property – a guide
5th Oct 2020
Brexit & IP: Everything you have ever wanted to know about Brexit
Brexit and intellectual property – FAQs in detail
1st Oct 2020
Innovation in electricity storage – a global report by the EPO and the IEA
Last week, the European Patent Office (EPO), together with the International Energy Agency (IEA), released a detailed report on patenting activity in electricity storage between 2000 and 2018. An EPO press release is available on the EPO website along with the full report.
21st Sep 2020
The EUIPO is now a member of the WIPO Digital Access Service
The EUIPO is Now a Member of the WIPO Digital Access Service. As of 12 September 2020, the EUIPO is allowing registered Community design applicants to both deposit and retrieve priority documents using the WIPO DAS system. This is a step that has been long awaited by design attorneys given that 98% of registered Community design applications are now filed online.
14th Sep 2020
Commercially useful patents for the Internet of Things
The Internet of Things (IoT) is the idea that any object might be connected to the internet. Such objects could be elementary devices such sensors or actuators. Or they might be ‘smart’ versions of everyday devices, e.g. home appliances, electricity meters, or ‘wearables’. The internet connectivity allows all of these objects to interact either with each other or with servers. In some cases it provides improved functionality for the smart object. In other cases, benefits arise through the use of vast numbers of smart devices, feeding data to and from servers and other devices. Some commentators believe the IoT will totally revolutionise our lives, to the extent that it has been described as the 4th Industrial Revolution.
11th Sep 2020
Unwired Planet v Huawei – with the FRAND licensing saga now concluded what have we learnt?
The Supreme Court decision in Unwired Planet and others ([2020] UKSC 37) represents the culmination of a series of trials, begun in 2014, and involving several key players in the telecommunications industry
9th Sep 2020
Call for views on the future of artificial intelligence and the UK IP framework
The UK Intellectual Property Office published, on 7 September 2020, a call for views on the future of Artificial Intelligence and the UK IP framework.