This year, World Intellectual Property Day is focused on supporting SMEs in taking their ideas to market. To celebrate the creativity, ingenuity and brilliance of innovators around the world, we are showcasing some of the great ideas that turned into global success stories.
Mark Kramer has joined Potter Clarkson to head up the firm’s London litigation & licensing team, further strengthening its growing practice in both the UK and Europe.
Plastic is often referred to as the material of the 20th century. However, in recent years, the reputation of plastics has been tainted due to largely poor degradation and reusability. The latest innovations and scientific developments were highlighted at the recent Global Research & Innovation in Plastics Sustainability (GRIPS) virtual conference.
Hackathons and innovation go hand in hand; nonetheless, the team-based, often open nature of hackathons can jeopardise securing IP rights for a work developed during an event. For participants and organisers, how can these risks be mitigated to maximise IP generation and value?
This consequential judgment, handed down by Mr Justice Marcus Smith on 12 March 2021, addresses the repercussions deriving from two opposing conclusions having been reached, almost concurrently, by the Patents Court and the European Patent Office.
Patents are generally national rights that are obtained on a ‘country by country’ basis or by using a regional patent system, with companies being strategically selective about where they file.