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Further success for EIP’s litigation team and client Optis against Apple
Today, 25 June 2021, judgment was handed down by Mr Justice Meade in the High Court, London, in the second of four technical trials listed in EIP client Optis’ UK patent litigation and long-standing licensing dispute with Apple. The four technical tr...
EIP expertise recognised by Leaders League
EIP’s expertise in patent litigation, patent prosecution, and trademark prosecution has been recognised in Leaders League 2021. Gary Moss is rated as excellent in Best Law Firms for Patent Litigation, while Jerome Spaargaren and Heather McCann are hi...
EIP Partner ranked again in Best Lawyers in Germany 2022
Today EIP Partner Florian Schmidt-Bogatzky has once again been recognised for his expertise in intellectual property with a ranking in Best Lawyers in Germany 2022. Recognition by Best Lawyers is based entirely on peer review with a methodology design...
EIP tops rankings in FT list of Europe’s Leading Patent Law Firms
EIP has today topped the rankings in a special report commissioned by the FT of Europe’s Leading Patent Law Firms. This is the third year the FT has prepared this joint report with Statista and each year EIP’s rankings have improved. The report cover...
EIP US announces growth with patent hires
EIP US has announced growth of its patent capability with two specialists joining its Denver office. Peter Scull, a registered US patent attorney with 25 years’ experience joins EIP from HDC IP Law, LLP where he spent over nine years. Peter specialize...
Eight EIP partners ranked in IP Stars
The 2021 edition of IP Stars has highlighted eight EIP partners as outstanding practitioners. Andrew Sharples, Darren Smyth, Gary Moss, Heather McCann, Jerome Spaargaren, Kathleen Fox Murphy, and Robert Lundie Smith have retained their rankings as “Pa...
Digital event: Reality check for patenting computer-implemented simulations at the EPO
Join us for a digital event on the 2 June. In its decision G1/19 (Simulations), the Enlarged Board of Appeal (EBoA) of the European Patent Office (EPO) addresses the patentability of computer-implemented simulations. In this webinar, hosted by David...
How EIP is supporting Mental Health Awareness Week
Research from the Mental Health Foundation shows the positive impact that nature has had on our mental health throughout the pandemic. To support this year’s Mental Health Awareness Week theme, the Mental Health Foundation has called for people to shar...
EIP and Stobbs announce new collaboration
Two pioneering IP firms, EIP and Stobbs, have announced a new collaboration to provide clients with specialist services in patent protection and trademarking. The innovative agreement will see EIP, a European and US IP firm, focusing on high-value pa...
World IP Day: How to take your idea to market as an SME
With SMEs accounting for the majority of businesses worldwide, it is no surprise that we are seeing more and more innovation coming from SME businesses. Effectively understanding how to take that innovation to market, and then to optimise profit genera...
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Patent enablement in the UK – the judgments in the Regeneron and Illumina cases
Join us for a digital event on the 21 April where we will be covering what you need to know about the requirement of patent enablement in the UK – the Supreme Court decision in Regeneron and the High Court decision in Illumina. In June 2020 the UK Sup...
EIP celebrates two wins at Managing IP EMEA Awards 2021
EIP is delighted to have won two awards at the prestigious Managing IP Awards – UK Firm of the Year for Patent Contentious and Impact Case of the Year. The Managing IP Awards recognise remarkable achievement by firms and individuals in the past 12 mo...
Digital event: What you need to know about the new EPO Guidelines for Examination
Join us for a digital event on Tuesday 30th March covering what you need to know about the new EPO Guidelines and current EPO practice. This webinar hosted by Gareth Probert and Darren Smyth will give you a practical guide to the changes in how biotec...
Darren Smyth explores the final decision from a UK Community Design Court which clarifies how to interpret a registered design
The decision in the Rothy’s Inc vs Giesswein Walkwaren AG [2020] case was the last judgment handed down by a UK court acting as a Community Design Court. EIP Partner Darren Smyth explores the judgment, which demonstrates how to interpret a registered d...
EIP announces hire of new CEO from AWA
Today leading international IP firm, EIP announces the appointment of Magnus Hallin as Chief Executive. He joins from AWA, an eminent European IP firm. Magnus is a lawyer who spent 10 years practising IP law and litigation before moving into managemen...
International Women’s Day 2021: Q&A with Kate Bache, co-founder & managing director of Health and Her
This year, the International Women’s Day theme is ‘choose to challenge’ with a focus on challenging change to create a gender equal world. The day marks a call to action for accelerating women’s equality, celebrating women’s achievements and raising a...
International Women’s Day 2021: Q&A with Justyna Strzeszynska, founder & CEO of Joii
This year, the International Women’s Day theme is ‘choose to challenge’ with a focus on challenging change to create a gender equal world. The day marks a call to action for accelerating women’s equality, celebrating women’s achievements and raising a...
National Careers Week: How I started my career in IP by Tom Swift
In support of National Careers Week, trainee patent attorney, Tom Swift discusses his journey into IP and gives advice to others looking to start a career in IP. Hi Tom, what initially attracted you to a career in IP? I have a passion for applied scien...
National Careers Week: Breaking into your career – from application to offer by Grace Baker
In celebration of National Careers Week, Recruitment Coordinator at EIP, Grace Baker has produced a short guide to help young people navigate through an important stage in their lives, the start of their careers. This guide focuses on applying and inte...
LGBT+ History Month 2021: Darren Smyth reflects
LGBT+ History Month is marked in the UK in February of each year. The month aims to celebrate and raise awareness around gay, bisexual and transgender history as well as the history of the gay rights and related civil rights movements. In support of L...
Women in STEM: tackling gender statistics in leadership
As we approach ‘International Day of Women & Girls in Science’ on the 11th of February, I would like to take the opportunity to encourage female STEM graduates to consider a career in Intellectual Property. Having studied English Literature and Phi...