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Gotta catch ‘em all: an update on the Nintendo-Pocketpair lawsuit

Gotta catch ‘em all: an update on the Nintendo-Pocketpair lawsuit

Nintendo and The Pokémon Company made waves in the video game industry when they jointly announced a patent infringement lawsuit against Pocketair, Inc. back in September 2024. Their press release cryptically alleged that Pokémon competitor and monster-catching game...

UK Government decides not to reduce or limit R&D tax credits

UK Government decides not to reduce or limit R&D tax credits

The UK Government’s 2024 Budget, while squarely focused on tax increases and revenue measures, suggests a pragmatic recognition by the new Labour administration that sustainable tax receipts are ideally underpinned by economic growth and wealth creation. In a global...

Best practices for drafting strong patent claims

Best practices for drafting strong patent claims

In the life span of any business, the investment goes way beyond the financial aspects. It's the years of dedication, contemplating, experimenting, and actively refining your idea of a product or service cut through the market. From the moment an idea is born,...

How I would use AI to steal your design… and what you can do about it

How I would use AI to steal your design… and what you can do about it

To protect our designs, ideas, and innovations, we must think like an infringer. May AI allow bad actors to knock off your design… and get away with it? First, we need to understand AI-assisted design. Like all new tech, AI will follow Amara’s law. We overestimate the...

Google v. Sonos hearing… or not!

Have you wondered why the option of Google Assistant voice control, used to manage speakers, has disappeared from the Sonos app? The answer is straightforward: the long-standing dispute between the two companies. Last time, Google and Sonos confronted each other in...

Fake it till you make it: horizons in plant-based meat analogues

Shifting consumer attitudes, an uptake of plant-based and flexitarian diets, and a growing global demand for food are driving rapid expansion in the plant-based meat sector. In fact, sales of meat-free products are expected to exceed £1.1 billion in the UK by 2024....

The Supreme Court takes enablement law back to basics

The Supreme Court takes enablement law back to basics

On May 18, 2023, the US Supreme Court issued its opinion in Amgen v. Sanofi, which concerns patent law’s enablement requirement. Under that requirement, codified at 35 U.S.C. § 112(a), a patent specification must describe “the invention” and “the manner and process of...

US Supreme Court: the more one claims, the more one must enable

US Supreme Court: the more one claims, the more one must enable

On May 18, 2023, a unanimous US Supreme Court in Amgen Inc. v. Sanofi[1] affirmed a decision by the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit that found Amgen’s patents invalid for lack of enablement. The Court held that the methods recited in Amgen’s patents did...

Proposal for a regulation on standard essential patents

Proposal for a regulation on standard essential patents

On 27 April 2023 the European Commission presented its proposal for a new regulatory framework for the licensing of standard essential patents (SEPs) in the EU. The draft regulation seeks to '(i) make available detailed information on SEPs and existing FRAND terms and...

Gilead wins: high-stakes battle over HIV drug patents

Gilead wins: high-stakes battle over HIV drug patents

In the hallowed halls of intellectual property (IP) and the pharmaceutical industry, Gilead Sciences' recent victory over the US government is a game changer, folks. This isn't just about Gilead shaking off the government's patent claims like a dog shaking off water;...

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