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.
Read more 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.
Read more This episode of the podcast features Bill Lister and Chris Thomas, specialist IP solicitors who help clients in the UK and around the world manage IP disputes in a commercially and legally sensible way. Chris and Bill discuss how to prevent disputes, and what to do if they arise.
Read more Serial entrepreneur Mags Walker joins Appleyard Lees partner and solicitor Chris Hoole to talk about her journey from 'Big Four' accountant to owner of two successful start-up businesses.
Read more In this episode, Appleyard Lees partner, David Walsh, is joined by Tom Dews, a Patent Box specialist and corporate tax partner based in the Leeds office of leading audit, tax and consulting firm, RSM UK.
Read more Updated Examination Guidelines published by the EPO in March 2021 include stricter requirements for making a patent description consistent with amended claims. We discuss the knock-on effect this new approach may have in subsequent patent disputes.
Read more Patent attorneys Richard Bray, Barbara Fleck and Kate Hickinson discuss patents as drivers of vaccine and health technology innovation, and the reporting of patent issues by mainstream media.
Read more Adam and Richard reflect on their observations made then, and impact and developments we’ve seen in IP and innovation since: Pandemic impact on tech & industry | Back to stability and business as usual? | Other IP issues – crown use, uncertainty waning?, future funding availability | Sentiment v. practical reality – will life, and IP, be changed forever?
Read more Appleyard Lees solicitors and trade mark attorneys Robert Cumming and Chris Hoole chat to Tom about the success of Spatzwear, fuelled by passion and necessity, with intellectual property an important factor in its growth.
Read more Appleyard Lees partners and patent attorneys David Walsh and Jennifer Delaney discuss: Is patenting ‘green’ chemistry innovation different than patenting ‘traditional’ chemistry innovation?
Read more 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
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