Newsletters and Briefing Notes

Intellectual property of software in medical devices and what you can do to protect it

Nov 18, 2022 | Tags: Patents, Software

Pharmaceutical, Healthcare and Cosmetic Products – beware what you claim in your advertising in the UK!

Oct 17, 2022 | Tags: Trade Marks, Food and drink, Healthcare, Pharmaceutical chemistry and biopharmaceuticals, Pharmaceutical and Biosciences

Trade marks vs Copyright

Oct 7, 2022 | Tags: IP Insight, Trade Marks

"Green” EU Trade Marks On the Rise

Oct 5, 2022 | Tags: IP Insight, Trade Marks, Renewable energy

US – Inequitable Conduct

Sep 26, 2022 | Tags: Patents, IP Insight

The sticky business of tyres

Sep 23, 2022 | Tags: Patents, Automotive

Factors in the growth of medical device innovation

Sep 13, 2022 | Tags: Patents, IP Insight, Healthcare

Protecting Your Brand in the Defence Industry

Sep 7, 2022 | Tags: Trade Marks, Defence and Security

Part 5: Matching your IP strategy to your commercial plan – efficient decision making

Sep 2, 2022 | Tags: IP Insight, IP Insight Collections, Polymer sustainability

Part 4: Matching your IP strategy to your commercial plan – exit through acquisition

Sep 2, 2022 | Tags: IP Insight, IP Insight Collections, Polymer sustainability

Part 3: Matching your IP strategy to your commercial plan – ‘technology licensing’

Sep 2, 2022 | Tags: IP Insight, IP Insight Collections, Polymer sustainability

Part 2: Matching your IP strategy to your commercial plan – ‘in-house commercialisation’

Sep 2, 2022 | Tags: IP Insight, IP Insight Collections, Polymer sustainability

Part 1: Matching your IP strategy to your commercial plan – making the most of your resources

Sep 2, 2022 | Tags: IP Insight, IP Insight Collections, Polymer sustainability

Patenting of military technology

Aug 26, 2022 | Tags: Patents, Defence and Security

Battery Technology and Developing a Robust Patent Strategy

Aug 24, 2022 | Tags: Patents, Battery technology, Energy and environment, Renewable energy, Transportation

Military innovations that have blossomed in civvy street

Aug 8, 2022 | Tags: Patents, Designs, Defence and Security

Use it or Lose it: Shoring up and maintaining your UK and EU TM rights by 2026

Jul 14, 2022 | Tags: IP Insight, Trade Marks

In-house versus private practice patent attorneys

Jun 13, 2022 | Tags: Patents, IP Insight

Accelerating the development of e-scooters

May 23, 2022 | Tags: Patents, Designs, IP Insight, Trade Marks, Automotive, Battery technology, Engineering, Renewable energy, Sports, Transportation

"Grassroots": How Motorsport can Accelerate the Development of E-scooters

May 4, 2022 | Tags: Patents, Designs, Trade Marks, Automotive, Battery technology, Engineering, Renewable energy, Sports, Software

3 Further Key Considerations for Start-Ups Who Want to Protect Their Brand

Apr 7, 2022 | Tags: IP Insight, IP Insight Collections, Trade Marks

Protecting software innovations - patents vs trade secrets

Mar 9, 2022 | Tags: Patents, IP Insight, Software

The Perils of Patent Pending

Mar 7, 2022 | Tags: Patents, IP Insight

European patent practice is changing - what does this mean for you?

Dec 13, 2021 | Tags: Patents, IP Insight

EPO Searches – a note on additional search fees

Dec 8, 2021 | Tags: Patents, IP Insight

5 Key Considerations for Start-Ups Who Want to Protect Their Brand

Nov 12, 2021 | Tags: IP Insight, IP Insight Collections, Trade Marks

Thinking again and challenging assumptions: intellectual property for retail goods

Nov 8, 2021 | Tags: Patents, IP Insight, Food and drink, Sports

The European Unitary Patent System looks to be back on track again

Jul 15, 2021 | Tags: Patents, IP Insight

Using disclosures to your advantage

Jul 14, 2021 | Tags: Patents, IP Insight

IP Inclusive Senior Leaders’ Pledge

Jul 8, 2021 | Tags: IP Insight

NFTs – a slam dunk or a sticky wicket for brand owners?

Jul 6, 2021 | Tags: Patents, IP Insight, Trade Marks

Disclosures

Jul 5, 2021 | Tags: Patents, IP Insight

Covid vaccine patent waivers – the opinion of our vaccine IP specialist

May 6, 2021 | Tags: Patents, IP Insight, Healthcare, Life Sciences and Industrial Biochemistry, Pharmaceutical chemistry and biopharmaceuticals, Pharmaceutical and Biosciences

Key Defence Innovations of the last 100 years

Apr 21, 2021 | Tags: IP Insight, Defence and Security, Engineering

SPCs in the UK after Brexit

Mar 15, 2021 | Tags: Patents, IP Insight

Where to Obtain Patent Protection?

Mar 9, 2021 | Tags: Patents, IP Insight

Chemists are in the driving seat of electric vehicle development

Feb 25, 2021 | Tags: Patents, Automotive, Battery technology, Energy and environment

International (Hague) Designs: Protection in the UK and EU after Brexit

Jan 26, 2021 | Tags: Designs, IP Insight

Freedom to Operate – What does it mean and a look at some different approaches

Jan 25, 2021 | Tags: Patents, IP Insight

Medical inventions – a European perspective

Jan 19, 2021 | Tags: Patents, IP Insight, Healthcare, Life Sciences and Industrial Biochemistry, Pharmaceutical chemistry and biopharmaceuticals

Expediting Patent Prosecution – Use of International Examination

Nov 24, 2020 | Tags: Patents, IP Insight

Videoconference Hearings at the EPO – A Game-Changing Announcement from the EPO

Nov 11, 2020 | Tags: Patents, IP Insight

New Year, new-look IP portfolio - EU Trade Mark and Design Registrations are changing

Oct 20, 2020 | Tags: IP Insight, Trade Marks

TM: Totally Meaningless?!

Aug 11, 2020 | Tags: IP Insight, Trade Marks

The Unitary Patent and Unified Patent Court system – an update

Jul 21, 2020 | Tags: Patents, IP Insight

No SPCs for new therapeutic applications of old drugs – CJEU overturns Neurim

Jul 16, 2020 | Tags: Patents, IP Insight, Healthcare, Life Sciences and Industrial Biochemistry, Pharmaceutical chemistry and biopharmaceuticals

Money for old dope

Jul 15, 2020 | Tags: Patents, IP Insight

Albions United in Trade Mark Bid?

Jun 17, 2020 | Tags: Trade Marks, Sports

Who’s the Boss? Craft brewers vs the big boys

Jun 16, 2020 | Tags: Trade Marks, Food and drink

“No Patents On Peppers”… or any plants or animals exclusively obtained by means of an essentially biological process

May 27, 2020 | Tags: Patents, IP Insight, Food and drink, Pharmaceutical and Biosciences

Mobile apps at the forefront of the Covid-19 fight

May 13, 2020 | Tags: Patents, Designs, Trade Marks, Healthcare, Pharmaceutical and Biosciences, Software

Sky vs Skykick – a brief summary of the long-running dispute

May 7, 2020 | Tags: Trade Marks

Part Two: Intellectual property: A key ingredient for your Food and Drink business

May 6, 2020 | Tags: Patents, Designs, IP Insight, IP Insight Collections, Trade Marks, Food and drink

Is the EPO always the way to go?

May 5, 2020 | Tags: Patents

Part One: Intellectual property: A key ingredient for your Food and Drink business

Apr 29, 2020 | Tags: Patents, Designs, IP Insight, IP Insight Collections, Trade Marks, Food and drink

Coty Germany v Amazon: Amazon out of ‘Hot Water’… for now at least

Apr 28, 2020 | Tags: IP Insight, Trade Marks

Institutions inject flexibility into IP relevant to COVID-19 vaccines and medicines

Apr 22, 2020 | Tags: Patents, Pharmaceutical and Biosciences

Innovation in renewable energy | Solar

Apr 22, 2020 | Tags: Patents, Designs, Trade Marks, Energy and environment, Renewable energy

Innovate for a Green Future: A developing landscape

Apr 20, 2020 | Tags: Patents, Designs, Trade Marks, Energy and environment, Renewable energy

A New Brand of Footballer

Apr 7, 2020 | Tags: Trade Marks, Sports

Coronavirus: A brand of its own

Mar 30, 2020 | Tags: Trade Marks

Enforcing your IP rights: Cost effective options

Mar 24, 2020 | Tags: Patents, Designs, IP Insight, Trade Marks

News Flash Update: EPO and EUIPO Deadlines extended

Mar 16, 2020 | Tags: Patents, Designs, Trade Marks, Pharmaceutical and Biosciences

UK will not participate in the Unitary Patent System

Mar 12, 2020 | Tags: Patents, IP Insight

Shanks is moany? Not after he receives £2m from ex-employer as Unilever loses patent compensation case

Feb 19, 2020 | Tags: Patents, IP Insight

Tackling Bad Faith Filings: China’s Recent Amendments to Trade Mark Law

Feb 12, 2020 | Tags: IP Insight, Trade Marks

Registered Designs – Illustrating International Differences

Dec 2, 2019 | Tags: Designs

Think Liverpool got their IP strategy wrong? Think again…

Oct 31, 2019 | Tags: Trade Marks, Sports

Mind the geography or your brand could be history

Oct 14, 2019 | Tags: Trade Marks, Food and drink

Top Footballers Choose to be Marked

Sep 30, 2019 | Tags: Trade Marks, Sports

Vitamins, Nutraceuticals and Trade Marks

Aug 12, 2019 | Tags: Trade Marks, Food and drink, Pharmaceutical and Biosciences

The Race to Protect: Patents in Sport

Jun 27, 2019 | Tags: Patents, Sports

Staying onside – how to enforce your brand against your own fans

Jun 13, 2019 | Tags: Trade Marks, Sports

IP Inclusive: Why Abel + Imray are proud to be involved

May 13, 2019 | Tags: IP Insight

It's a secret! Disclosures and patents

May 13, 2019 | Tags: Patents, IP Insight

New patent infringement law in the UK

Apr 16, 2019 | Tags: Patents, IP Insight

International Women's Day: Supporting new beginnings and change

Mar 8, 2019 | Tags: IP Insight

Designing your IP for Additive Manufacturing

Mar 4, 2019 | Tags: Patents, Designs, Engineering

Big Mac ruling: Hard to swallow

Jan 31, 2019 | Tags: Trade Marks, Food and drink

UK Supreme Court approves ‘Skinny Labelling’

Dec 18, 2018 | Tags: Patents, IP Insight, Pharmaceutical and Biosciences

Protecting your brand: Focus on the Food & Drink sector

Nov 22, 2018 | Tags: Designs, Trade Marks, Food and drink

Changes to the UK Trade Marks Act with effect January 2019

Nov 19, 2018 | Tags: IP Insight, Trade Marks

Update on Brexit 14 November 2018

Nov 19, 2018 | Tags: Trade Marks

The inventor who was not paid to invent

Nov 1, 2018 | Tags: Patents, IP Insight

Trade marks and designs in the event of a “no deal” Brexit - advice from the UK Government

Sep 27, 2018 | Tags: Trade Marks

Acquired distinctiveness throughout the EU - Nestlé’s continuing efforts to retain protection for the shape of a chocolate bar (pdf)

Sep 12, 2018 | Tags: IP Insight, Trade Marks, Food and drink

UKIPOs updated Guidance on Brexit - August 2018 (pdf)

Aug 16, 2018 | Tags: Trade Marks

The UK joins the Hague System for International Industrial Designs (pdf)

Jun 20, 2018 | Tags: Designs, IP Insight

Intellectual Property Audit Plus Scheme 2018/19 (pdf)

May 11, 2018 | Tags: Patents, Trade Marks

Functional Designs (pdf)

May 4, 2018 | Tags: Designs

Unitary Patent and Unified Patent Court take a step forward (pdf)

Apr 30, 2018 | Tags: Patents

New patent fee regime at the UKIPO (pdf)

Mar 28, 2018 | Tags: Patents

Trade Marks and Designs greater clarity as to what is likely to happen after Brexit (pdf)

Mar 26, 2018 | Tags: Trade Marks

European Trade Mark Reform Round Up – Removal of the requirement for Graphical Representation (pdf)

Mar 15, 2018 | Tags: Trade Marks

Brexit Update - Trade Marks and Designs (pdf)

Mar 6, 2018 | Tags: Designs, Trade Marks

Added subject matter woe at the EPO – how it’s best avoided (pdf)

Jan 10, 2018 | Tags: Patents

EPO Enlarged Board Decision G1/16 (pdf)

Dec 20, 2017 | Tags: Patents

Brexit Update (pdf)

Oct 27, 2017

European Trade Mark Reforms October 2017 - Summary (pdf)

Oct 19, 2017 | Tags: Trade Marks

European Trade Mark October 2017 - Summary for Professionals (pdf)

Oct 19, 2017 | Tags: Trade Marks

Trade Marks – Brexit FAQs (pdf)

Sep 29, 2017 | Tags: Trade Marks

Trade Marks done “Turkish Style” (pdf)

Aug 22, 2017 | Tags: Trade Marks

The UK Supreme Court re-vitalises patent infringement by equivalents (pdf)

Jul 13, 2017 | Tags: Patents, Pharmaceutical and Biosciences

IP Rights and Innovation in the Nuclear Industry (pdf)

Jul 5, 2017 | Tags: Patents

Streamlining of EPO Procedure (pdf)

Jun 16, 2017 | Tags: Patents

Court of appeal decision in KitKat (pdf)

Jun 7, 2017 | Tags: Trade Marks

The EPO Grant Phase - Briefing Note (pdf)

May 9, 2017 | Tags: Patents

EU IP and Brexit (pdf)

Mar 31, 2017 | Tags: Patents, Designs, Trade Marks

EU Trade Marks and Brexit –Update (pdf)

Feb 27, 2017 | Tags: Trade Marks

The EPO raises the bar on plausibility when assessing inventive step: T488/16 - Dasatinib (pdf)

Feb 3, 2017 | Tags: Patents

Unitary Patent System – UPDATE (pdf)

Jan 18, 2017 | Tags: Patents

Dasatinib - post-filing data in Europe (pdf)

Dec 20, 2016 | Tags: Patents

Has the EPO's Enlarged Board detoxified "Poisonous Divisionals"? (pdf)

Dec 20, 2016 | Tags: Patents

UK IP Office Opinions - A Low Key Route to Challenging Validity (pdf)

Dec 20, 2016 | Tags: Patents

EPO Enlarged Board Referral on Disclaimers and Added Matter G1/16 (pdf)

Dec 20, 2016 | Tags: Patents

Brexit Update (pdf)

Dec 15, 2016 | Tags: Patents

10 Things to Know About Supplementary Protection Certificates in Europe (pdf)

Dec 15, 2016 | Tags: Patents

G1/15 Newsflash - Has the EPO Detoxified Poisonous Divisionals? (pdf)

Dec 2, 2016 | Tags: Patents

EP0 Enlarged Board Referral on Disclaimers (pdf)

Dec 1, 2016 | Tags: Patents

The Unitary Patent Package is back on the table. (pdf)

Nov 29, 2016 | Tags: Patents

"Brexit" Update (pdf)

Nov 11, 2016 | Tags: Patents, Designs, Trade Marks

The Patent Box Repackaged Briefing Note (pdf)

Oct 20, 2016 | Tags: Patents

The UK IPO Opinions Briefing Note (pdf)

Oct 13, 2016 | Tags: Patents

Guide To The Unitary Patent and Unified Patent Court - April 2016 (pdf)

Aug 3, 2016 | Tags: Patents

Brexit - Chinese Edition (pdf)

Jul 11, 2016 | Tags: Patents, Trade Marks

Brexit Effect on Trade Marks & Designs (pdf)

Jun 29, 2016 | Tags: Designs, Trade Marks

EU Trade Mark Reform - Class Headings (pdf)

Jun 29, 2016 | Tags: Trade Marks

UK votes to leave the EU (pdf)

Jun 24, 2016 | Tags: Patents, Trade Marks

Speeding Up and Slowing Down EP Prosecution (pdf)

May 12, 2016 | Tags: Patents

UPC - opt in or out (pdf)

May 12, 2016 | Tags: Patents

Brexit (pdf)

May 12, 2016 | Tags: Patents, Trade Marks

EU Trade Mark Reform - Summary for Professionals (pdf)

May 6, 2016 | Tags: Trade Marks

EU Trade Mark Reform - Summary (pdf)

May 5, 2016 | Tags: Trade Marks

A&I win patent prosecution firm of the year (pdf)

Mar 25, 2016 | Tags: Patents

Partial Priority - December 2015 (pdf)

Dec 17, 2015 | Tags: Patents

Is it obvious to try? December 2015 (pdf)

Dec 3, 2015 | Tags: Patents, Pharmaceutical and Biosciences

Patent box update - November 2015 (pdf)

Nov 19, 2015 | Tags: Patents

EPO relaxes rules on further searches (pdf)

Nov 4, 2015 | Tags: Patents

European patents are now extendible to Morocco (pdf)

May 13, 2015 | Tags: Patents

Second Medical Use Claims - a painful odyssey (pdf)

May 6, 2015 | Tags: Patents, Pharmaceutical and Biosciences

Bringing Clarity to Opposition Proceedings (pdf)

May 1, 2015 | Tags: Patents

Biosciences and Pharma Group Newsletter - May 2013 (pdf)

May 1, 2013 | Tags: Patents, Pharmaceutical and Biosciences

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