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UK High Court Confirms Requests for Arrow Declarations Based on Insufficient Disclosure Miss the Mark

UK High Court Confirms Requests for Arrow Declarations Based on Insufficient Disclosure Miss the Mark

by Sean Hutchinson | Feb 3, 2025 | UK

Background It is a fundamental principle of patent laws around the world that, in return for being granted a patent for an invention, the patent applicant must disclose the invention to the public in a manner sufficiently clear and complete for a person skilled in the...
UniQure’s Haemophilia B gene-therapy patent found valid – and infringed by Pfizer

UniQure’s Haemophilia B gene-therapy patent found valid – and infringed by Pfizer

by David Eyre | Dec 6, 2024 | UK

Haemophilia B   A blot clot is produced following a cascade of reactions after injury. Haemophilia is a disorder of blood clotting whereby one of the factors that contributes to this cascade of reactions is defective. Consequently, for sufferers from this condition...
EU Design Law is Changing: First Significant Divergence in UK and EU IP Law Since Brexit

EU Design Law is Changing: First Significant Divergence in UK and EU IP Law Since Brexit

by Sean Hutchinson | Nov 27, 2024 | Designs & Copyright, UK, US & International

Background The UK’s decision to leave the EU has had a significant impact on both the UK and the EU, ranging from disputes over our future trading relationship to subsidies for farmers. However, the effect of Brexit on IP legislation is talked about much less often....
Court of Appeal uphold majority of Tesco vs Lidl Appeal

Court of Appeal uphold majority of Tesco vs Lidl Appeal

by Juliette Boynton | Apr 24, 2024 | Trademarks, UK

In a little more detail, Lidl had argued that Tesco had infringed its copyright, trade mark registration, and passing off rights of its Lidl logo, by Tesco’s use of their Clubcard prices (CPP)  logo. This argument succeeded in the Judge’s Decision. However, the Judge...
UK Supreme Court confirms that AI cannot be named as an inventor on UK patent applications

UK Supreme Court confirms that AI cannot be named as an inventor on UK patent applications

by Alex Bajjon | Jan 29, 2024 | UK

  Background Dr Thaler filed two UK patent applications, one for a new food/beverage container and another for a new light beacon.  As part of the application process, Form 7’s were filed at the UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) stating that the inventor for...
Reaping What You Sow – Insights into Employee Compensation Actions at the UK Patents Court

Reaping What You Sow – Insights into Employee Compensation Actions at the UK Patents Court

by Sean Hutchinson | Nov 7, 2023 | UK

Background Under UK law, if an invention is devised by a person who is an employee of another party, and that other party owns the invention by virtue of being that person’s employer then, if a patent is granted for the invention and either the invention or the patent...
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