18th Mar 2024
“With an estimated 19.3 million new cancer cases and almost 10.0 million cancer deaths in 2020, cancer is a major global health threat”. This, quoted in the European Patent Office (EPO) “Patents and innovation against cancer” report of February 2024, highlights the scale of the challenge to researchers in the fight against this devastating disease.
15th Mar 2024
The Intellectual Property Office (IPO) has commissioned some new research into the impact of complicit social media influencers on the consumption of counterfeit goods in the UK. The analysis has been conducted by academics from the University of Portsmouth and Michigan State University.
13th Mar 2024
Colleagues, You are invited to attend our sought after training course. We are excited to announce the return of our European Patent System Training Course, updated to include the latest developments from the European Patent Office and the Unified Patent Court. The course is 8 x 2 hour sessions that are more interactive for 2024. Our specialists will deep-dive into […]
13th Mar 2024
As reported previously, the EPO has confirmed that it will accelerate opposition proceedings when there are parallel pending infringement or revocation actions before a national court of a contracting EPC state or before the Unified Patent Court (UPC).
11th Mar 2024
In June 2023, Mercedes-Benz unveiled a new concept car named the Vision One-Eleven. While paying homage to the iconic C111 from the 1970s, the Vision One-Eleven concept provides a glimpse into what the future of electric vehicles (EVs) might look like. In particular, the concept features ‘new’ type of electric motor – an axial-flux motor. The manufacturer of this motor (a spin-out from Oxford University) claims that, in contrast to the traditional radial-flux electric motors powering our EVs today, their axial-flux motor “requires one third of the space, one third of the weight and delivers double the torque density.” This is, of course, a big statement.
11th Mar 2024
Values play a pivotal role in shaping the identity, culture, and overall success of a firm. We engaged everyone in the firm in the dialogue surrounding the development of our values, ensuring diverse perspectives and insights were considered.
11th Mar 2024
From 1 April 2024, the EPO will introduce measures to reduce the official fees payable on European patent applications filed by micro-entities, including innovators, entrepreneurs, universities and microenterprises. The EPO state that “the new scheme aims to support the growth and development of smaller and less experienced European entities by making it easier for them to access the European patent system”.
8th Mar 2024
On 6th March 2024 the decision was issued. Amazon have lost an appeal at the UK Supreme Court against an earlier ruling that they had infringed the rights of a trade mark holder Lifestyle Equities CV by ‘targeting’ British consumers on the US version of the Amazon website. Targeting in relation to Trade Mark law is when an online retailer creates advertisements that are pushed or geared towards a particular audience. In doing so, trade marks are used. Those marks may be registered in the target consumer’s country.