As part of its call for views process to understand whether change is needed in the current Standard Essential Patents, SEPs, framework to support innovation, the UK Intellectual Property Office, UKIPO, has now published a summary of responses to its SEPs questionnaire for SMEs.
The UK Intellectual Property Office, UKIPO, has published the outcome of a call for views on Standard Essential Patents, SEPs, and innovation, the purpose of which - as part of the UKIPO’s broader aim to support innovation - was to gather evidence on whether the ecosystem around SEPs is functioning efficiently and effectively and strikes the right balance for all entities involved.
Software is actually a very good example of a type of invention that might be suitable for protection by a trade secret.
While it is essential to clearly define the ownership of your intellectual property (IP), IP ownership will always come with some level of risk.
Sometimes copyright can offer a more effective way to protect software than patents. Copyright and patents are different forms of intellectual property and help protect creations in different ways.
On 14 October 2022, the European Patent Office (EPO) announced the upcoming end of the so-called "Ten-Day Rule" for calculating deadlines triggered by EPO notifications such as office actions. In this guide, we answer some frequently asked questions around this change, updated as we learn more.