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SEP/(F)RAND matters: Escalation of anti-suit injunction wars between the UK and UPC? Perhaps not as much as some may have feared (for now).

Last week, the England & Wales High Court granted Amazon an anti-anti-suit injunction (AASI) against InterDigital (IDG), following InterDigital being awarded an anti-interim-licence injunction (AILI) in both the UPC and Munich I Regional Court that prohibited Amazon from seeking an interim licence declaration in the UK.

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Artificial intelligence & green innovation

AI is fast becoming both a climate tool and a climate challenge. Through the lens of patent data, our experts track the technologies emerging to curb the energy demands of AI data centres and aviation.

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Updated: broccoli, tomatoes, peppers, plant patents, and the European Parliament

Can you get patent protection for a new engineered plant? As long as the plant is not produced by essentially biological processes then yes. However, change might be on the way. In this article we discuss the proposed EU regulation for the release of plants produced by new genomic technologies and specifically how this regulation might affect the previously established Biotech Patent Directive and the protection available for new plants.

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Could the UK follow Denmark’s proposal to regulate AI-generated deepfakes through copyright law?

Denmark has proposed to amend its Copyright Act in an effort to protect individuals from the risks posed by AI-generated deepfakes - unsurprisingly, this has made waves in the IP world.

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Amylin analogues for weight loss: clinical and patent trends

In this article we discuss the ever-growing popularity of weight-loss drugs and the new candidates that are emerging as alternatives to the well-known GLP1-based drugs that currently dominate the market.

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Protecting organoid technology in Europe

In this article, we explore the different channels that companies can and are using to protect organoid technology through patent filings.

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A shape up for UK designs

The UK government has launched a major consultation aimed at modernising the UK designs system - here, we breakdown everything you should know about it.

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Supreme-ly FRAND: Supreme Court grant Tesla permission to appeal in its FRAND pool rate-setting dispute with Avanci and InterDigital – but beware the limitations.

It’s been a busy few weeks for SEP/FRAND cases in the UK. The Supreme Court is now going to hear its first SEP/FRAND case since 𝑈𝑛𝑤𝑖𝑟𝑒𝑑 𝑃𝑙𝑎𝑛𝑒𝑡, granting Tesla permission to appeal in its dispute with Avanci and InterDigital concerning the UK court’s jurisdiction to make FRAND declarations in relation to a licensing pool (the Avanci 5G Platform).

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G1/25 – “Hydroponics”

Edward Rainsford discusses the Board of Appeal decision T697/22, a much-watched case that could have significant implications for future practice at the European Patent Office.

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Emotional Perception: Time to Face the Music?

Ahead of the next chapter in the ongoing UK proceedings regarding the ”Emotional Perception” patent application (application number GB1904713.3), our experts re-cap the story so far and share hopes on what might happen next.

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New UK IPO guidance on overly broad trade mark terms

Following the Supreme Court’s decision in SkyKick v Sky — on 27 June 2025, the UK IPO issued important guidance on how it will now approach trade mark applications — and it’s a significant shift. This article summarises what the new guidance means for trade mark applicants and businesses.

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