EPO oppositions – negotiating a licence agreement
A patent is only enforceable against an infringer if it is valid, and it is usual for an alleged infringer to counter-claim for invalidity when sued for infringement. By this
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G2/21 Plausibility
A new EPO referral to the enlarged BoA will determine whether post-filed data can be used to support inventive step Supporting data can be crucial to a patent application especially
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Billion Dollar Code: how start-ups can win the Quids Game
Parminder Lally’s article shows start-ups how to avoid the mistakes made by the start-up in Netflix’s The Billion Dollar Code.
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Mercer Review
The Mercer Review was published recently in the CIPA Journal, a publication produced by the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys. The review examined the requisite training and assessments for qualification as a U.K. registered patent attorney, as well as continued development post-qualification.
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The Greenshoots Podcast by Appleyard Lees – shifting priorities and working practices for in-house teams post-lockdown
We discuss the advantages and disadvantages of new working practices, and changes to the patent filing process resulting from lock-downs, and the pandemic, more generally.
Read more The Greenshoots Podcast by Appleyard Lees – Doctrine of equivalents and its impact on patent infringement assessment in the UK
In 2017, the UK Supreme Court’s judgement of Actavis v Eli Lilly created significant change to the way patent infringement is assessed in the UK by introducing a formal doctrine of equivalents.
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Journey to the Leeds 10k
Before I joined Appleyard Lees, I didn’t do much running. That isn’t to say I was a couch potato, but I would normally play sports such as tennis or basketball and I’d never run more than a 5k.
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Patenting computer simulations: the fusion sector
The UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) and the Science and Technologies Facilities Council (STFC) recently started a new collaboration
Read more The Greenshoots Podcast by Appleyard Lees – a conversation with five-time Paralympic gold-medallist Hannah Cockroft
As the Tokyo 2020/21 Olympics approach, British wheelchair racing athlete and Paralympic gold medallist Hannah Cockroft discusses her preparation for the games, and the drivers behind innovation in her sport.
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IP Inclusive Leaders’ pledge, Yvonne Sanderson
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Thoughts on passing the European Qualifying Examinations (EQEs)
On the 21st June 2021, I received a message from another trainee in my firm that the results for the European Qualifying Examinations (EQEs) had been released online.
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