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Winning An Opposition Against A European Patent
Will Doherty | 19th December 2020
This brief case study provides an overview of strategies for winning an opposition submitted against a European Patent. The statistics for opposition of a European patent before the European Patent Office (EPO) suggest that the process can be co …
How Patents Can Let You Make Money from Covid-19
Matthew Cyrson | 3rd December 2020
If you watched the Downing Street press briefing on Monday 23rd November 2020 then, amongst the utterances of “jolly” and “alas” from the UK Prime Minister, you may have noticed a comment from Prof Andrew Pollard. Prof Pollard – director …
How Apple Successfully Patented A Software User Interface for A Camera
Adrian Hocking | 16th November 2020
Case Study No. 2 Index Introduction How To Find Software Patents Background Of The Patent How Does Apple Obtain So Many Granted Software Patents in Europe? Why start with a ‘method’ claim? Dissecting The Claims Method Claim 1 Compu …
Can a Machine Really Invent?
Frederick Noble | 30th October 2020
As IP attorneys we have certainly seen a large increase in AI inventions over the past few years. It comes as no surprise then, that the UK Government wants to develop intellectual property law and policy to ensure that AI technology is supporte …
Brexit IP: Prepare for the worst, hope for the best
Julia House | 20th October 2020
After several years of debate and negotiation, the UK will finally leave the European Union at midnight on the 31st December 2020. This brings with it some fundamental changes for UK companies with European trade mark and design registrations. J …
Registered design infringement – what gets compared and how similar does it have to be?
Frederick Noble | 24th September 2020
Quite a few years ago now, we thought it would be fun to look at some decisions on registered design validity and infringement and put together a quiz. The quiz is still available on our website. For each of thirteen pairs of designs the questio …
Accelerated patents – are you making use of the Green Channel?
Robert Games | 9th September 2020
As the government grapples with the need to map out what the post-COVID landscape might look like, there is one thing for certain, now is the time to take the opportunity to do the right thing for our world. There is much discussion about the need to ‘ …
How does Apple successfully patent software?
Adrian Hocking | 16th July 2020
Having handled patent cases for more than 20 years, I have lost count of the number of times clients have asked “How do I patent software?”, or state that “Software is not patentable in the UK or Europe”. My answer has always been…
Living ViCo-riously
Will Doherty | 15th July 2020
The new normal is here, but the world of Intellectual Property management continues unabated. Deadlines for prosecuting patent applications may be extended in many cases, but by-and-large the filing and examination processes are unchanged. …
World First Pop-Up EV Charging Unit Trial Paves Way for Wider Roll-Out
Robert Games | 23rd June 2020
A successful six-month trial to test the world’s first pop-up electric vehicle charge point in a residential street in Oxford has paved the way for a wider roll-out, say its designers. The UEOne pop-up charge-point, has been developed and …
