Legal updates
Will an ECJ ruling change the approach to registering Community designs?
Lots of cars are recognisable, but which cars are considered iconic? Ford’s Model T? The
15 July, 2019
Appeal has no power
In a judgment handed down on 11th April 2019, Mr Justice Birss ruled on an
9 July, 2019
New guidance on patent eligibility in the USA
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently announced revised guidelines for evaluating patent
17 January, 2019
Changes to the EPO Guidelines
A revised set of Guidelines for Examination comes into force on 1 November 2018 and
15 October, 2018
An evening with the Board
An evening with the Board: Computer-Implemented Inventions on Appeal at the EPO The Boards of
10 October, 2018
New guidelines for examination in the EPO
Examination of patent applications at the European Patent Office (EPO) should conform with the Guidelines
3 October, 2018