Patents
PicArt Print & Design v. Daniel Platten, UKIPO decision O/487/22
Design disputes tend to focus on the comparison between the design as registered and the prior art. The case PicArt Print & Design v. Daniel Platten is no exception.
Global patent filing data reveals increasing investment in insect-based proteins
This year’s report on energy revealed green hydrogen patent filings are reaching global highs.
Delaying grant of a European Patent to obtain a Unitary Patent
With 1 October 2022 being the possible start date of the Unitary Patent system, applicants achieving allowance of their European patent applications in the coming months may wish to delay grant so as to obtain a Unitary Patent (UP).
Green hydrogen patent filings on upward trajectory
This year’s report on energy revealed green hydrogen patent filings are reaching global highs.
When will the Unified Patent Court go live?
The Unitary Patent (UP) and the Unified Patent Court (UPC) are now anticipated to go live on 1 June 2023, when the UPC Agreement (UPCA) is planned to enter into force.
G2/21 Plausibility – The Enlarged Board of Appeal has heard the final arguments on whether post-filed data can be used to support inventive step
Patent attorneys Edward Rainsford and Sarah Gibbs discuss the recent verdict, delivered by the Enlarged Board of Appeal, on whether post-filed data can be used to support inventive step.
