Introduction to intellectual property: myths and misconceptions
Intellectual property can help a business protect its innovation and brand, while making it more attractive to investors.
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PEB Examination Results Day (28th March 2022)
With the European exams now over, and the PEB exam results day fast approaching, March can be a particularly stressful time of year for trainee patent attorneys. With this in mind, we thought it would be useful to provide some information relating to the PEB exam results, to help trainees, and those around them, know what to expect.
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G2/21: what are the implications for opposition proceedings right now?
It appears that the EPO will stay proceedings in cases where the assessment of inventive step is exclusively reliant on whether post-published evidence can be taken into consideration.
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Quantifying loss: OhPolly v Original Beauty
“Damages inquiries are rare in intellectual property cases”. Fortunately, every now and again, a case is heard on inquiry, providing practitioners and rights holders with a practical refresher on the calculation of damages in UK proceedings.
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The Greenshoots Podcast by Appleyard Lees – an introduction to the Unitary Patent and the Unified Patent Court
In this episode, patent attorneys, partner Kate Hickinson, and senior associate Chris Mason discuss the implications of the UP and UPC.
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Re-filing trade marks: what are the rules?
Logos often evolve over time. It’s a way to maintain consumer recognition by retaining familiar, recognisable features, whilst also keeping up with design trends. Olivia Hamilton discusses ‘non-use’, ‘bad faith’, and the rules around re-filing refreshed trade marks.
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Patenting inventions developed by multinational teams
Imagine this. You have a friend Bond, James Bond, who is a UK resident and an enthusiastic inventor. Recently, James invented an electronic paralyser which can be fitted into a pen. This invention has the potential to revolutionize the secret agent industry.
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When will the Unified Patent Court go live?
The Unitary Patent (UP) and the Unified Patent Court (UPC) go live on 1 June 2023, when the UPC Agreement (UPCA) enters into force.
Read more The Greenshoots Podcast by Appleyard Lees – Inside Green Innovation: Progress Report 2021
partner David Walsh, and senior associates Chris Mason and Paul Beynon discuss key insights from the report, and the complexities of analysing patent data.
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Amending the description of a patent application
Patent applications are legal documents with several sections to them. The most important section is the claims, which define how much legal protection the applicant is seeking for an invention. The description describes the invention in more detail and supports the claims.
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Let’s ask Artificial Intelligence: how good is your grammar?
Senior associate Parminder Lally looks at artificial intelligence-based grammar tools, and provide advice on whether this type of technology is patentable.
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