UK Government launches new consultation on SEPs
18 July 2025
On 15 July 2025, the UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) began a consultation on standard essential patents (SEPs).
Update on EPO and UPC interplay
18 July 2025
The interplay between the European Patent Office (EPO) and the Unified Patent Court (UPC) has been of great interest to…
Innovate UK Growth Catalyst: £10 million in grant funds available for UK based entities
16 July 2025
In what can only be seen as a welcome initiative, Innovate UK is offering small and micro businesses based in…
eVTOL systems: the future of local air travel
09 July 2025
Electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft were first postulated by NASA in a video showing a highly stylised vehicle…
G 1/23 clarifies when commercially available products are to be considered prior art
08 July 2025
The eagerly awaited European Patent Office (EPO) decision G 1/23 has issued and provides clarity concerning the extent to which…
Exhaustion of IP after Brexit: clarity from UK Government in response to consultation
01 July 2025
Following the UK’s departure from the EU, the UK ceased to be bound by the EU’s rules on intellectual property…
G 1/24 confirms the description and drawings should always be consulted when interpreting claims
19 June 2025
The eagerly awaited European Patent Office (EPO) decision G 1/24 has finally issued and provides much needed clarity on the…
The engine of precision farming: AI and agritech at the EPO
19 June 2025
Precision farming is a rapidly growing area of technology likely to prove increasingly critical for a world needing to feed…
Agritech innovation: how IP is cultivating the farms of the future
16 June 2025
With the latest season of “Clarkson’s Farm” streaming on Amazon Prime, modern agriculture has once again captured the public’s imagination.…
Inventive step at the UPC: two years on
12 June 2025
Assessment of inventive step at the Unified Patent Court (UPC) has included a mix of the problem-solution approach from the…
Claim interpretation: more clarity on claim construction at the UPC
12 June 2025
Since the Court of Appeal’s decisions on claim interpretation in March and May 2024, Unified Patent Court (UPC) judges at…
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