Blockchain and the impact of patents

All unitary patents fall within the competence of the Unified Patent Court (UPC). Additionally, classical validations of European Patents in states which have ratified the UPC agreement are within...

The Unified Patent Court ("UPC") is a new pan-European court which opened for business on 1 June 2023. It adjudicates disputes relating to the new Unitary Patents and also to existing and future...

The Unitary Patent (UP) is a single patent right, obtained via the European Patent Office, covering all EU Member States which have ratified the agreement at the patent grant date, and is subject to...

The Unified Patent Court (UPC) will ultimately be responsible for all litigation in participating member states relating to patents granted by the European Patent Office (EPO); national courts in...

Central Division Proceedings at the central division are in the language in which the patent was granted (i.e., either French, German or English).

Following the Queen's Speech, and years of consultations and lobbying from the micro mobility sector, it looks like the e-scooter industry is in for a bumper year.

The widespread rollout of electric vehicles is viewed as a crucial part of the UK's green revolution. When discussing how this can be achieved, charging infrastructure is often cited as the key to...

The Unified Patent Court (UPC) is currently completing preparations to be open for business (under the Protocol on the Provisional Application of the UPC Agreement (the ‘PAP-Protocol')).

We reported last year that the Unitary Patent and Unified Patent Court (UPC) were progressing. The main hurdle left to clear was sufficient countries ratifying the Protocol on the Provisional...

We would like to invite you to join us for the second part of our life science and medtech event on 09 November where we will continue to explore upcoming trends in IP and healthcare.

Much has been written about the development of artificial intelligence (AI) and its potential to reshape everyday life.This potential is already being realised in healthcare, with health...

The hallmark of 5G is extremely low latency speeds. In theory, robotics could be controlled from long distances with just 0.1 seconds of a delay.

In the previous articles, we looked at the mechanics of filing a patent application. In this last article of our ‘Ask the Experts' series, we will be addressing some of the other ways in which a...

Personalised healthcare is a fairly new term relating to technology that gives individuals effective healthcare based on their own unique attributes.

In previous articles, we addressed the questions of whether applying for a patent is appropriate, and if so, when this should be done. This article addresses questions around the process for filing a...