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Women in STEM - Celebrating International Day Of Women And Girls In Science

11th February is International Day of Women and Girls in Science. To bring more awareness to the gender gap that still exists in STEM but also to some positive developments towards equality, we invited two of our Patent Attorneys to talk about their experience. Listen to Natalie Falls, Senior Associate at EIP, and Rosie McDowell, Associate at EIP, talk about their journey in science and legal.

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38:46

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The Unified Patent Court (UPC) – Keeping it Simple and Practical

We all know that the Unitary Patent and the Unified Patent Court (UPC) is big news in the patent world. Beyond the legal updates, businesses need to know how the UPC affects them practically. How can the UPC add value, and how to manage the risks? The UPC will need a collaborative approach between litigators and prosecutors. Listen to Matthew Blaseby, European/UK patent prosecutor, and Christof Höhne, German patent litigator, work through a simple, fictional, scenario to demonstrate some of the practical considerations for the UPC.

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25:11

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Derk Visser’s insights: 30 years of studying the #EuropeanPatentConvention

Matthew Blaseby, European/UK patent attorney and partner at EIP, and Derk Visser, 30 year author of the well-known textbook on the EPC and 2020 winner of Managing IP’s Lifetime Achievement Award, discuss the EPC and its changes over the years. Listen to Derk’s thoughts on the following questions: “is the European Patent Office too strict?”, “how has my understanding of inventive step changed?”, and “I wish I’d understood this sooner in my study of the law” and more!

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35:54

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#BreakTheBias: International Women’s Day Special

We are diverting from our usual topics for International Women’s Day. This episode of EIP Talks focuses on breaking bias, a topic that affects us all, not just women, in our everyday working life. Listen to Monika Rai, Partner at EIP, Kathleen Fox Murphy, Partner at EIP, and Arti Shah, Actress and Motivational Speaker, discuss the impact of bias in the workplace and how we can all overcome bias.

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43:12

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Phone Wars - The Empire Strikes Back?

They’re back! Gary Moss, Head of Litigation at EIP, and Joshua Rozenberg, Legal Commentator, discuss the government’s open consultation on the Standard Essential Patent framework. Listen now to hear Gary’s thoughts on what really underlies this and his hopes and fears as to where this might lead.

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48:21

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What does the future hold for patents & trademarks?

We’ve come a long way since dial up modems! With a focus on patents & trademarks, Heather McCann, Partner at EIP, and Julius Stobbs, Founder of Stobbs, look back at how the intellectual property industry has changed since the beginning of their careers and how it will continue to change going forward.

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52:07

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Unwired Planet v Huawei, Standard Essential Patents & the Supreme Court

Listen to the very first episode of EIP Talks with Legal Commentator, Joshua Rozenberg and Head of Litigation at EIP, Gary Moss. Joshua and Gary explore the Supreme Court decision in Unwired Planet v Huawei and its implications for licensing of SEPs, as well as how these types of disputes are likely to evolve going forward. Gary also provides an overview of intellectual property and the history of patents.

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50:15