Intellectual Property Salary Survey 2025
Caselton Clark shares a special edition of its 2025 Intellectual Property Salary Survey, providing a comprehensive analysis of salary and benefits trends over the past 10 years. The report covers various levels of seniority across the UK and parts of Europe. To access...
Potter Clarkson appointed in landmark UK AI inventorship appeal
Appeal to be heard at the High Court in July 2025 could have major commercial ramifications for patents created with AI assistance or wholly by AI models. London - May 8, 2025 – Potter Clarkson, a leading intellectual property law firm, has been appointed by US-based...
From dots to dollars: what Nanoco’s patent fight with LG tells us about IP strategy
The recent legal action by Manchester-based Nanoco Group against electronics giant LG may seem, on the surface, like just another tech dispute. Scratch beneath that, and it highlights much broader issues – particularly for smaller, IP-rich businesses navigating global...
The European Patent Office unveils the top 10 innovators of the first standalone edition of the Young Inventors Prize 2025 in Reykjavik
The Young Inventors Prize recognizes innovators under 30 who are tackling Global Challenges through groundbreaking science and technology. 10 exceptional innovators, chosen by an independent jury from over 450 talented candidates, are redefining sustainability,...
Open Invention Network celebrates 20th birthday as an IP industry innovator
The largest patent non-aggression community in history and the forerunner to many of the defensive patent management organizations today, Open Invention Network (OIN) is celebrating its 20th birthday. Since its founding in 2005, OIN has expanded the scope of its...
USPTO updates on AI patent eligibility: key takeaways for practitioners
The USPTO has issued updated guidelines on patent subject matter eligibility, specifically addressing artificial intelligence (AI) inventions under 35 USC 101. These updates, aligned with Executive Order 14110, clarify the evaluation process for AI innovations,...
The Uber-Waymo patent dispute: self-driving technology’s legal battles
Self-driving technology, once the stuff of science fiction, has become a rapidly advancing field poised to revolutionize transportation. At the heart of this technological evolution are companies like Uber and Waymo, pioneers in developing autonomous vehicles....
UKIPO issues new Civil Procedure Rules guidance
The UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) has today issued new guidance reminding legal professionals of their obligation under the Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) to notify the UKIPO of new court cases started in the UK courts, which involve registered intellectual...
HGF launches forward-thinking and inclusive parental leave policy
This policy positions HGF as the first Intellectual Property firm in the UK to provide all eligible colleagues, irrespective of gender, with access to the best parental leave and pay offering including up to 52 weeks of leave with 26 weeks at full pay. Launching...
UPC grants access to evidence but concerns remain over how transparent the new European Court system is going to be
Comments on the Unified Patent Court’s (UPC) decision to grant Mathys & Squire's access to evidence in a Unified Patent Court case between Astellas and Healios Background Mathys & Squire, the intellectual property law firm, had brought a test case to try and...
Calcutta High Court sets aside template order in patent (post-grant) opposition proceedings
Terex India Private Limited (Terex) filed an appeal against the order passed by the Deputy Controller of Patent and Designs on March 2, 2023 (under Section 117A of The Patents Act, 1970), challenging the refusal of the post-grant opposition filed by Terex for the...
The obviousness-type double patenting saga continues!
It is very common for patentees to have multiple granted patents within the same patent family, and due to patent term adjustment (PTA), one or more of those patents could expire well beyond the expiration date of other patents in the family. However, what if an...
Diamond industry gets rocked: Sonani Industries injunction application rejected
The Hon'ble Division Bench, High Court of Gujarat recently delivered a judgment on July 19, 2024, in the patent infringement case involving Sonani Industries Pvt Ltd (formerly Sonani Jewels Pvt. Ltd.) and Galactica Processing Technologies LLP & Ors. This appeal...
El Salvador approves new Intellectual Property Law
The Legislative Assembly of El Salvador has approved a new Intellectual Property Law, repealing the previous Law on Trademarks and Other Distinctive Signs, as well as the Intellectual Property Law that had been in force since 1993 and its regulations. The new law...
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