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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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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Following a 2021 Board of Appeal decision, patent applications cannot be refused on the grounds that the description describes something that is not (or no longer) claimed.
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In early 2021, the High Court of England and Wales found that Associated Newspapers Limited, , had infringed copyright belonging to the Duchess of Sussex and unlawfully invaded her privacy. We analyse what led to the decision of infringement in the Duchess’ case.
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A recent EPO report on plastic recycling and plastic alternatives provided an analysis of innovation in technology areas such as chemical and biological recycling, and bioplastics. We discuss the findings.
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Inventions can be broadly split into products (i.e. physical entities) and methods (i.e. activities). This brief guide aims to clarify which surgical products and methods can and cannot currently be patented in Europe.
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Trainee patent attorney Mykhailo Pokrachynskyi explains the latest legal proceedings between M&S and Aldi.
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What are non-fungible tokens (NFTS) and what are the copyright issues around owning an NFT?
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Innovation in the plant-based meat sector is aiming to help to solve some of the problems associated with animal-meat production.
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Over the last few months the Appleyard Lees Manchester office has slowly been brought back to life and people have started to return to the office. Personally, I am happy to be back in the office and not in the home office every day.
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In October, trainee patent attorneys sat down at their computers to sit the UK qualification exams. These are quite difficult and saw most of us putting in months of revision to maximise our chances of success.
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