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In 2017 the Supreme Court in Actavis v Eli Lily[1] established the doctrine of equivalents in UK patent law. Perhaps it would be more accurate to say that the Supreme Court reminded us that equivalents could infringe or brought the doctrine back...
Seven registered design disasters, and how to avoid them
Registered Designs are probably the least well-known of the Intellectual Property rights, but they can be a powerful and cost-effective tool, if used properly. A Registered Design protects the appearance of a product, and can be used to prevent...
Keep your invention secret until you have filed a patent application
This is probably the single piece of advice I give out most often as a Patent Attorney. It sounds simple but it's not always as easy as it seems. Secrecy is important because for a patent to be valid, the invention must be a new invention on...
A few observations about non-fungible tokens and blockchains
There has certainly been a lot of discussion about non-fungible tokens (NFTs) over the past couple of years. It’s hard to find an IP blog which hasn’t posted on the topic… everyone seems to suspect that NFTs might have “something” to do with...
