UP & UPC Hub
The Unified Patent Court (UPC) is now in full swing. We are representing clients in some of the first cases before the UPC, and so understand the opportunities presented by this forum and strategies that can be deployed.
The 2024 SME Fund offered by the European Intellectual Property office (EUIPO) is now live. The scheme aims to help EU-based small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with protecting their intellectual property (IP) rights.
Yesterday, in a highly anticipated ruling, the UPC Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal brought by Ocado in its litigation in the UPC against Autostore.
Did you know that lots of companies are looking to nature to make new textiles, construction materials, wound dressings, and other vital materials?
The Unified Patent Court (UPC) is now in full swing. We are representing clients in some of the first cases before the UPC, and so understand the opportunities presented by this forum and strategies that can be deployed.
The Paris Central Division has rejected a request for a stay of revocation proceedings before the UPC, pending the outcome of European Patent Office Opposition proceedings concerning the same patent.
Actor Hugh Grant has reported that he has settled his phone hacking claim against The Sun newspaper’s publisher, News Group Newspapers in a series of posts on X (formerly Twitter).
Yesterday, in a highly anticipated ruling, the UPC Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal brought by Ocado in its litigation in the UPC against Autostore.
In a landmark ruling (and the first substantive judgment of the Court of Appeal (CoA) of the Unified Patent Court), the CoA has overturned a widely reported decision of the Munich Local Division in which a preliminary injunction was ordered against NanoString.
A recent ruling in InterDigital v Lenovo navigates the complexities of FRAND licenses in SEP disputes. Delve into the implications of this decision for telecommunications patents and the interplay between English and German legal proceedings.
Discover five key takeaways from one of the first interim conference hearings before the UPC in this article by Oliver Laing and Georgia Carr.
The UK Civil Procedure Rules Committee has launched a three-year pilot scheme capping legal costs at £500,000 for mid-tier patent disputes in the High Court’s Shorter Trial Scheme. This aims to offer tech SMEs and start-ups more financial certainty during litigation.
In this article, we want to briefly address how copyright relates to AI-generated work in the US and the UK. We will then discuss how ownership of the copyright in an AI-generated work is likely to be determined.
The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (REULA) came into force on 1 January 2024 and has some significant implications for IP law.
In this article we explore the various forms of IP relevant to the fashion industry and why this is important for brands.
In this four-part Sustainability Series, we explore what the EU and fashion brands are doing to address sustainability, including through strategies and utilising innovative fabrics and manufacturing processes.