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).
David Al-Khalili
David Al-Khalili
Senior Associate, Patent Attorney
UK Government launches new consultation on 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…
Rachel Bateman
Rachel Bateman
Partner, Patent Attorney
Update on EPO and UPC interplay

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…
William Burrell
William Burrell
Partner, Patent Attorney
Innovate UK Growth Catalyst: £10 million in grant funds available for UK based entities

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…
Robert Kelly
Robert Kelly
Senior Associate, Patent Attorney
Anthony Albutt
Anthony Albutt
Partner, Patent Attorney
eVTOL systems: the future of local air travel

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…
Oliver Cartwright
Oliver Cartwright
Associate, Patent Attorney
G 1/23 clarifies when commercially available products are to be considered prior art

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…
Kamila Geremek
Kamila Geremek
Solicitor
Exhaustion of IP after Brexit: clarity from UK Government in response to consultation

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…
Stephanie Wroe
Stephanie Wroe
Associate, Patent Attorney
G 1/24 confirms the description and drawings should always be consulted when interpreting claims

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…
Arun Roy
Arun Roy
Partner, Patent Attorney
The engine of precision farming: AI and agritech at the EPO

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.…
Jonathan Jackson
Jonathan Jackson
Partner, Patent Attorney
Agritech innovation: how IP is cultivating the farms of the future

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…
Rachel Bateman
Rachel Bateman
Partner, Patent Attorney
William Hutton
William Hutton
Technical Assistant
Inventive step at the UPC: two years on

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…
Andrew Cockerell
Andrew Cockerell
Partner, Patent Attorney
Claim interpretation: more clarity on claim construction at the UPC

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