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EIP today announces the appointment of partner Colin Lobban from an in-house role at Dyson.Colin has 20 years of experience in IP both in senior roles at Dyson and in private practice at two IP firms...

EIP today announces the appointment of partner Gareth Probert from HGF where he was head of the firm’s Nottingham office.Gareth has spent more than 20 years in the IP profession with 10 years in...

Mental health is now front of mind at EIP after ten members of staff qualified as Mental Health First Aiders (MHFAs).The group includes at least one member from each UK office and representatives...

Next week EIP is hosting a roundtable breakfast discussion on 'Understanding the impact of the EU Copyright Directive on US businesses'. The discussion will address recent developments in Copyright...

EIP secured a significant victory for its client Conversant Wireless Licensing S.à r.l. (Conversant) in its longstanding mobile telecommunications Standard Essential Patent (SEP) dispute against...

Four EIP associates have been recognised among the UK’s up-and-coming IP practitioners.Patent attorneys Tim Belcher, Gemma Wooden, Felix Hall and solicitor Catherine Howell, have been ranked as...

EIP has been described as “a role model for how to develop a mixed patent practice” in the first ranking of leading UK IP firms published by Juve.

As EU member states grapple with the implementation of the new EU copyright directive, solicitor Jack Dickerson considers what can be done to avoid falling foul of Articles 15 and 17, in this article...

The 2019 edition of the European Patent Office’s Guidelines for Examination in the EPO have been updated to clarify the approach taken for assessing inventive step, removing a contradiction from the...

EIP will host its first IP Out event on 23 January 2020.IP Out is the IP Inclusive community of LGBT+ people and their allies working within the IP professions.

Associate Rosie McDowell shares her thoughts on gene patent reform and the potential impact it might have across the globe, in this article for Health Europa: https://www.healtheuropa.

EIP today achieved further success for its Finnish client Teleste Corporation, manufacturer of cable television equipment, and their UK subsidiary Teleste Limited when His Honour Judge Hacon, sitting...

Partner Andrew Sharples, head of EIP Life, and senior associate Tim Belcher will be attending the CIPA Life Sciences Conference in Brighton from 11-12 November.

Partner Darren Smyth will be attending the 70th Council Meeting of the Asian Patent Attorneys Association (APAA) in Taipei from 9-12 November and presenting at the Design Committee Meeting on...

Partner Claire Lehr reports on a decision of the General Court which confirms the importance of word elements in a composite trademark.This article first appeared in WTR Daily part of World Trademark...