It appears that the EPO will stay proceedings in cases where the assessment of inventive step is exclusively reliant on whether post-published evidence can be taken into consideration.
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“Damages inquiries are rare in intellectual property cases”. Fortunately, every now and again, a case is heard on inquiry, providing practitioners and rights holders with a practical refresher on the calculation of damages in UK proceedings.
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The Unitary Patent (UP) and the Unified Patent Court (UPC) go live on 1 June 2023, when the UPC Agreement (UPCA) enters into force.
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partner David Walsh, and senior associates Chris Mason and Paul Beynon discuss key insights from the report, and the complexities of analysing patent data.
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Senior associate Parminder Lally looks at artificial intelligence-based grammar tools, and provide advice on whether this type of technology is patentable.
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Following a 2021 Board of Appeal decision, patent applications cannot be refused on the grounds that the description describes something that is not (or no longer) claimed.
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A recent EPO report on plastic recycling and plastic alternatives provided an analysis of innovation in technology areas such as chemical and biological recycling, and bioplastics. We discuss the findings.
Read moreInventions can be broadly split into products (i.e. physical entities) and methods (i.e. activities). This brief guide aims to clarify which surgical products and methods can and cannot currently be patented in Europe.
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What are non-fungible tokens (NFTS) and what are the copyright issues around owning an NFT?
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Innovation in the plant-based meat sector is aiming to help to solve some of the problems associated with animal-meat production.
Read more In this episode, Appleyard Lees solicitors, partner Bill Lister, and Chris Thomas, discuss when a case should be taken to the IPEC, the mechanisms for doing so, and what proceedings may look like once a case reaches the IPEC.
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