Partners and patent attorneys Kate Hickinson and Julia Gwilt discuss how the UPC might work in practice, including the pros and cons of using this new court for infringement and invalidity actions.
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In this article, we look at AI patent filing trends across aerospace and avionics, and identify the key filers in these fields.
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On the 11th and 12th of May, Appleyard Lees held a professional development program (PDP) in Leeds for the trainees at the firm. The PDP featured talks on various topics, presented by people in several positions across the firm, as well as an external presenter. PDP was an invaluable experience to all regardless of whether we had just started a few weeks ago or a few years ago.
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Medilink are a specialist consultancy for the life-sciences sector in the North of England. Appleyard Lees had sponsored the Partnership with Academia Award. The award was won by LightOx, a business developing light activated chemotherapy for treatment of early-stage mouth cancers.
Read more In this episode, Appleyard Lees partners, patent attorneys, and experienced opposition specialists, Bobby Smithson and Jennifer Delaney, give their outlook on patent oppositions and appeals at the EPO in 2022.
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In this blog post we hear from Oliver Herd and Kealan Fallon, who are both new trainees working in the Cambridge office. They talk about why they were drawn to a career as a patent attorney.
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SPCs are national rights that apply to certain pharmaceutical and plant protection products that have been authorized for use by the regulatory authorities. Will they follow the introduction of the UP/UPC?
Read moreFor brand owners, in particular in the pharmaceutical field, one of the most difficult trade arenas to navigate can be the grey market. Our guide to the grey market, what it is and when brand owners can stop grey market goods is below.
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After an enforced two-year break, the annual Bionow awards were held in real life, in person and not on a computer screen! I pulled my tuxedo out of retirement for the night and headed off to the Concorde Conference Centre at Manchester Airport to celebrate the achievements of life science companies in the north of England. It was an evening to catch up with familiar faces and clients we hadn’t seen in person during the pandemic.
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In this article Bill Lister talks about the process of mediation, and gives pointers as to how parties can get the best out of a mediation.
Read more In this episode, Appleyard Lees partners and solicitors Bill Lister and Chris Hoole discuss the benefits of mediation vs. court proceedings, and how mediation in intellectual property cases can differ to non-intellectual property cases.
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