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1. IntroductionSince the UK voted to leave the EU in the referendum in 2016, Japanese owners of intellectual property rights in Europe have been concerned about the consequences for their rights, and...

Mental Health Awareness Week 2020 has been timely encouragement to talk about mental health during the current pandemic. To promote good mental wellbeing, EIP last year established a Mental Health...

This Wednesday, 20th May, EIP Life partners Andy Sharples and Monika Rai will speak at One Nucleus’ BioWednesday webinar on ‘Enabling Access to Medical Technologies - Compulsory Licensing, TRIPS and...

The 2020 edition of IP Stars has highlighted seven EIP partners as outstanding practitioners.Heather McCann, Darren Smyth, Gary Moss, Jerome Spaargaren, Kathleen Fox Murphy, and Andrew Sharples have...

EIP announces that Gemma Wooden has been promoted to partner as of 1st April 2020. Having joined EIP as a trainee in 2012, Gemma has risen through the ranks of the firm, specialising in electronics...

Having left academia in 2012 Gemma Wooden might have followed her peers into software development, but instead chose IP. Here she explains her career path from joining EIP as a trainee patent...

EIP today announces the appointment of life sciences specialist Monika Rai to further enhance its capabilities in this sector.Monika joins the EIP partnership from Mathys & Squire LLP.

Partner Neil Condon of our Cardiff office explains his top IP pitfalls to avoid in this online blog article for Wales Business Insider.

Partner Darren Smyth has been profiled in the March 2020 edition of Intellectual Property Magazine. The ‘Making Waves’ feature recognises IP professionals who are making waves in their respective...

Barrister Angela Jack lends her support to International Women’s Day 2020 and suggests that by creating a more equal workplace companies can retain talent.

With the theme of International Women’s Day 2020 being #EachforEqual, partner Paula Flutter provides her perspective on equality in the workplace and how to encourage more women into IP law.

EIP has announced its support for Working Chance, a charity helping women with criminal convictions get back into employment.Ahead of International Women’s Day on 8 March, the firm is excited to be...

Derk Visser was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of his outstanding contribution to European patent law at the Managing IP Awards in London last night.

To celebrate International Women’s Day on 8 March we profile three of our own high-achievers about their careers in IP, personal achievements and their thoughts on making the workplace more...

Litigation Practice Manager Emma Winter on her role at EIP and what International Women’s Day means to her. Describe your role at EIPI am currently the Litigation Practice Manager at EIP where I...