EPO oppositions – negotiating a licence agreement
A patent is only enforceable against an infringer if it is valid, and it is usual for an alleged infringer to counter-claim for invalidity when sued for infringement. By this
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G2/21 Plausibility
A new EPO referral to the enlarged BoA will determine whether post-filed data can be used to support inventive step Supporting data can be crucial to a patent application especially
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Billion Dollar Code: how start-ups can win the Quids Game
Parminder Lally’s article shows start-ups how to avoid the mistakes made by the start-up in Netflix’s The Billion Dollar Code.
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Mercer Review
The Mercer Review was published recently in the CIPA Journal, a publication produced by the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys. The review examined the requisite training and assessments for qualification as a U.K. registered patent attorney, as well as continued development post-qualification.
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The Greenshoots Podcast by Appleyard Lees – episode 21 – shifting priorities and working practices for in-house teams post-lockdown
We discuss the advantages and disadvantages of new working practices, and changes to the patent filing process resulting from lock-downs, and the pandemic, more generally.
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Success in The Legal 500 2022 UK rankings
Appleyard Lees has again been recognised in The Legal 500 2022 rankings. The firm has received an abundance of positive feedback from our clients and peers. Now in its third
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About the author Tom Gregory is a trainee patent attorney at Appleyard Lees IP LLP. Tom’s work is primarily focused on the mechanics and electronics sectors. He also has valuable experience in
Read more The Greenshoots Podcast by Appleyard Lees – episode 20: Doctrine of equivalents and its impact on patent infringement assessment in the UK
In 2017, the UK Supreme Court’s judgement of Actavis v Eli Lilly created significant change to the way patent infringement is assessed in the UK by introducing a formal doctrine of equivalents.
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Journey to the Leeds 10k
Before I joined Appleyard Lees, I didn’t do much running. That isn’t to say I was a couch potato, but I would normally play sports such as tennis or basketball and I’d never run more than a 5k.
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World Suicide Prevention Day: a lived perspective
As we come to the end of the maiden year of the CIPA Informal's welfare officer role (and my last few weeks in said role), one of the most important days in the mental health calendar approaches: World Suicide Prevention Day, on 10th September.
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Patenting computer simulations: the fusion sector
The UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) and the Science and Technologies Facilities Council (STFC) recently started a new collaboration
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