Fit Kitchen Ltd – triumphant at the IPEC
Summary A small healthy ready meal delivery business Fit Kitchen Limited (FKL) saw victory at
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The Greenshoots Podcast by Appleyard Lees – virtual trials at the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court (IPEC)
In this episode Bill Lister, Robert Cumming and Chris Hoole discuss: Pre-trial case management conferences | Trial attire | Logistics of hearings at home | Virtual trial timelines | Bandwidth and video at trial | Bundles & referring to documents | Communication between parties during trial
Read more The Greenshoots Podcast by Appleyard Lees – challenges and shifting priorities for in-house inventors and IP teams post COVID-19 and beyond
Partners and patent attorneys Ean Davies and Adam Tindall discuss: Reimagining the in-house team/outside counsel relationship | Getting the best from private practice IP attorneys | IP during a recession
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Unregistered design rights: is there still any point?
Unregistered design rights (UDR) protects the shape or configuration of the whole or part of an article, excluding surface decoration. The design must be original and must not be commonplace.
Read more Are digital twins as patentable as their physical counterparts?
We live in an increasingly digital world – not only do more of us communicate with each other and access information or content using ‘apps’ and the internet, but some of the work we may have previously conducted in the ‘real’ or physical world is now being performed using computer simulations or digital twins.
Read more CRISPR: An update
What is CRISPR? Clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPRs) are a family of DNA sequences found in bacteria.
Read more What’s the scoop on the Mr Whippy decision?
Despite “convincing arguments” against the strength of the evidence of use submitted by Unilever Plc, following the close-cut decision of the IPO on the 11 November 2019, the applicants’
Read more The Greenshoots Podcast by Appleyard Lees – features of EPO virtual opposition hearings
Partners and patent attorneys Julia Gwilt and Bobby Smithson discuss: Features of EPO virtual opposition hearings | Unexpected pros | Discreet communication between attorney, client and witness | Learnings & tips | ‘Reading the room’ | Procedural quirks | Would the outcome have been different if parties attended in person?
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Sufficiency at the UK Supreme Court in Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc v Kymab Ltd
The UK Supreme Court handed down the judgment in a much anticipated biotech decision on 24 June. The Court found that Regeneron’s patents are invalid for lack of sufficient disclosure.
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Progressing innovation outside the lab: part three, physics and engineering innovation
Lab-based scientists may not be able to access their workspace during lockdown, but there are things that can be done remotely to further an IP programme. In part three of our series, “Progressing innovation outside the lab”, we outline strategic tasks that physics and engineering-focused researchers and scientists can complete to further intellectual property during time away from the lab.
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Pressing pause on intellectual property: Part three – trade marks
This three-part series examines how intellectual property protection can continue in a productive and effective way, during this time of remote working, shifting priorities, uncertainty and change.
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