Shanks vs Unilever

Shanks vs Unilever

  The Supreme Court’s judgement in Shanks vs Unilever could lead to increased costs for businesses which benefit from profitable patents. But can these costs be avoided?   In the UK, the right to be granted a patent for an invention which is devised in the...
EPO CRISPR Patent Appeal Resolved

EPO CRISPR Patent Appeal Resolved

  The EPO Boards of Appeal convened recently to offer a final ruling in respect of EP2771468, a patent granted to the Broad Institute in respect of CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing technology. This case has attracted a lot of attention, not least because of the potential...