Amidst the ongoing climate crisis and growing global push for sustainability, the UK government has released a ten-point plan for a green industrial revolution, bolstering efforts to meet the UK’s net zero greenhouse gas emissions pledge by 2050.
A European patent may inadvertently lapse due to missing a deadline. This will result in a loss of rights. However, at the European Patent Office, one may request re-establishment of rights with respect to a missed time limit which results in a loss-of-rights situation.
When the transition period for the UK’s exit from the EU ended on 1 January 2021, registered European Community registered designs were no longer valid in the UK. The UK rights were automatically replaced by UK registered designs.
This week, the International Energy Agency published their annual review on global developments in the electric vehicle industry.
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).
Reinstatement of a patent application is different to the process required to restore a granted patent that has lapsed due to missing payment of a renewal fee.