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In this article by Sarah Speight, Sheena Linehan has been quoted alongside the director of IP at the World Trade Organisation and the global patent head of an international law firm.

As our news roundup shows, competing or aligned commercial interests, alongside infringement and validity disputes, underscore the complexities surrounding FRAND licence agreements for smartphones and IoT.

Potter Clarkson is delighted to announce that eight attorneys have been nominated as some of the world's leading patent and trade mark practitioners in this year's edition of WWL: IP.

Although the Irish government has confirmed that it intends to participate in the Unitary Patent and the Unified Patent Court, a positive vote in a public referendum is required before Ireland can ratify the UPC Agreement and join the system. A referendum is expected in 2023 or 2024.

Collaboration agreements are a tool businesses commonly use to tap into external expertise to supplement and accelerate their internal research and product development.

The UK government has published its response to last year’s consultation on how copyright, patents and AI can work together as AI’s development and deployment gathers pace.