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When Will Modifying A Chemical Scaffold Be Inventive? The UK Court Of Appeal Opines In The Xtandi Case

Last week the Court of Appeal handed down its judgment in Accord and others v Astellas and another.

United Kingdom IP

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Finally: A Referral To The Enlarged Board Of Appeal On Description Amendments

For several years now the European Patent Office (EPO) has insisted upon the adaptation of the description to avoid inconsistencies with amended claims. However, various Boards of Appeal have taken different views...

United Kingdom IP

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Boult Wade Tennant

Adapting The Description Before The EPO: Referral To The Enlarged Board Of Appeal

Yesterday the EPO announced a Technical Board of Appeal has referred questions to the EBA concerning the adaptation of the description...

United Kingdom IP

M

Murgitroyd

Post Sale Confusion – Dupes And Lookalikes Beware?

Last month, the UK Supreme Court issued its highly-anticipated decision in Iconix Luxembourg Holdings SARL v Dream Pairs Europe Inc and another [2025] UKSC 25.

United Kingdom IP

HL

HGF Ltd

G1/25 - The EPO Ponders: Are Description Amendments Really Necessary?

United Kingdom IP

MJ

Maucher Jenkins

G1/25 - Patent Consistency Matters

United Kingdom IP

LS

Lewis Silkin

Referral On EPO Description Amendments Confirmed (G1/25 - "Hydroponics")

European Union IP

PC

Potter Clarkson

License Analogy And Right To Information In Cases Of Unauthorized Image Use – The "Cologne Cathedral Case"

United Kingdom IP

MJ

Maucher Jenkins

Breaking up is never easy – Brexit's final bow

United Kingdom IP

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Spruson & Ferguson

Wise Up: UK Court Invalidates Broad Software Terms In Landmark Decision Post-SkyKick

United Kingdom IP

KM

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

A Leading Case – Beware Sequence Errors In Patent Claims

United Kingdom IP

HL

HGF Ltd

Practice Amendment Notice (PAN 1/25)

United Kingdom IP

MJ

Maucher Jenkins

Weights, Biases, And The Scales Of Justice: A Look Inside The Supreme Court Patentability Hearing

United Kingdom IP

LS

Lewis Silkin

LD Mannheim, July 18, 2025, Order On Infringement Claims Relating To UK, UPC_CFI_359/2023

United Kingdom IP

BP

Bardehle Pagenberg

Proposed Changes To ILR: What UK Businesses Need To Know

United Kingdom Immigration

RC

Richmond Chambers Immigration Barristers

UK Immigration Overhaul – Key Changes From 22 July 2025

United Kingdom Immigration

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WestBridge Business Immigration

ThinkHouse TUPE Club: Key Questions On A Service Provision Change (Video)

United Kingdom Employment

GW

Gowling WLG

Arts & Culture Guide (Video)

United Kingdom Immigration

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Latitude Law

UK To Tighten Immigration Rules: Highlights From The 2025 White Paper

United Kingdom Immigration

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Richmond Chambers Immigration Barristers

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Biotech, Life Sciences & Healthcare

Home Health Diagnostics, Microfluidics & IP

The concept of self-conducted diagnostic tests, administered by patients in their own home, would likely have been thought completely preposterous 100 years ago – conjuring-up images of an array of test-tubes, flasks and Bunsen burners.

United Kingdom IP

CI

ClearView IP

Supplementary Protection Certificates: The Court Of Justice Agrees With Potter Clarkson That SPCs With Negative Terms Are Acceptable

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled yesterday in an important case (C-125/10, Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. v Deutsches Patent- und Markenamt), relating to Supplementary Protection Certificates (SPCs).

European Union IP

PC

Potter Clarkson

HGS v Eli Lilly: Bar For Industrial Applicability Of Gene Patents In UK Lowered And Realigned With The EPO

On 2 November 2011, the UK Supreme Court (formerly the House of Lords) handed down its decision in Human Genome Sciences Inc (HGS) v Eli Lilly and Company (Lilly), which was primarily concerned with the issue of industrial applicability of claimed biological material.

United Kingdom Healthcare

PC

Potter Clarkson

A Step Back From The Patent Cliff? The Court Of Justice Of The EU Rules On SPCs

European Union IP

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Mayer Brown

UK Supreme Court Lowers The Threshold For Biologics Patents

United Kingdom IP

MB

Mayer Brown

European Court Of Justice Clamps Down On Human Embryonic Stem Cell Patents

United Kingdom IP

HL

HGF Ltd

Advocate General's Opinion Concerning the EU Harmonised Test For Granting An Extension Of The Term Of A Patent For Medicinal Products

European Union Healthcare

MB

Mayer Brown

Update on the Patent Box consultation

United Kingdom Healthcare

MB

Mayer Brown

IP Snapshot April 2011

United Kingdom IP

CC

CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang

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Copyright

License Analogy And Right To Information In Cases Of Unauthorized Image Use – The "Cologne Cathedral Case"

The decision of the Higher Regional Court of Cologne deals with the dogmatic distinction between the protection of publicly accessible spaces under property law and copyright...

United Kingdom IP

MJ

Maucher Jenkins

Arbitration Act 2025 In Force From 1 August 2025 – What You Need To Know

On 1 August 2025, the Arbitration Act 2025 ("2025 Act") will come fully into force1. The 2025 Act revamps the arbitration framework for England, Wales and Northern Ireland...

United Kingdom Litigation

MB

Mayer Brown

Delayed EU Code Of Practice Provides Compliance Framework For General-Purpose AI Models

The EU released its delayed final Code of Practice for GPAI Models just weeks before the EU AI Act's first set of legal obligations takes effect on August 2, 2025.

United Kingdom Technology

PC

Perkins Coie LLP

Briefing Note: UKIPO SEP Consultation

United Kingdom IP

HL

HGF Ltd

AI Regulation Update US/EU/UK - US Withdraws State Moratorium And The European Commission Publishes First AI Code Of Practice

United Kingdom Technology

LS

Lewis Silkin

Top Secret: Coca-Cola's IP Legacy

United Kingdom IP

MC

Marks & Clerk

What Do Customers Need In Contracts For AI Products?

United Kingdom Technology

GW

Gowling WLG

LS@SXSW AI And Creativity - Hero Or Villain? (Podcast)

United Kingdom Technology

LS

Lewis Silkin

The UK Getty Trial: Key Takeaways On The AI/Copyright Case

United Kingdom IP

JD

Jones Day

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Licensing & Syndication

Football Governance Act Becomes Law In Historic Moment For English Football

Following Royal Assent on 21 July 2025, the Football Governance Act ushers in the statutory regulation of men's elite football in England. The implementation of the Independent Football Regulator...

United Kingdom Anti-trust

AG

Addleshaw Goddard

License Analogy And Right To Information In Cases Of Unauthorized Image Use – The "Cologne Cathedral Case"

The decision of the Higher Regional Court of Cologne deals with the dogmatic distinction between the protection of publicly accessible spaces under property law and copyright...

United Kingdom IP

MJ

Maucher Jenkins

Football Governance Act Becomes Law

As we wrote earlier this month, the Act introduces various new rules and safeguards aimed at securing the long-term sustainability of the game.

United Kingdom IP

LS

Lewis Silkin

UK IPO Launches Consultation On Standard Essential Patents

United Kingdom IP

LS

Lewis Silkin

Briefing Note: UKIPO SEP Consultation

United Kingdom IP

HL

HGF Ltd

The Cream Rises Again – But Who's Really Behind The Pump Clip?

United Kingdom IP

MC

Marks & Clerk

LS@SXSW AI And Creativity - Hero Or Villain? (Podcast)

United Kingdom Technology

LS

Lewis Silkin

Cosmetic Licensing: What Scotland's Bill Means For The Rest Of The UK

United Kingdom IP

RB

Rothera Bray

US Court Of Appeals Denies Copyright Claim For "Eleanor", The Ford Mustang

United Kingdom IP

MC

Marks & Clerk

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Patent

When Will Modifying A Chemical Scaffold Be Inventive? The UK Court Of Appeal Opines In The Xtandi Case

Last week the Court of Appeal handed down its judgment in Accord and others v Astellas and another.

United Kingdom IP

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Finally: A Referral To The Enlarged Board Of Appeal On Description Amendments

For several years now the European Patent Office (EPO) has insisted upon the adaptation of the description to avoid inconsistencies with amended claims. However, various Boards of Appeal have taken different views...

United Kingdom IP

B

Boult Wade Tennant

Adapting The Description Before The EPO: Referral To The Enlarged Board Of Appeal

Yesterday the EPO announced a Technical Board of Appeal has referred questions to the EBA concerning the adaptation of the description...

United Kingdom IP

M

Murgitroyd

G1/25 - The EPO Ponders: Are Description Amendments Really Necessary?

United Kingdom IP

MJ

Maucher Jenkins

G1/25 - Patent Consistency Matters

United Kingdom IP

LS

Lewis Silkin

Referral On EPO Description Amendments Confirmed (G1/25 - "Hydroponics")

European Union IP

PC

Potter Clarkson

A Leading Case – Beware Sequence Errors In Patent Claims

United Kingdom IP

HL

HGF Ltd

Weights, Biases, And The Scales Of Justice: A Look Inside The Supreme Court Patentability Hearing

United Kingdom IP

LS

Lewis Silkin

LD Mannheim, July 18, 2025, Order On Infringement Claims Relating To UK, UPC_CFI_359/2023

United Kingdom IP

BP

Bardehle Pagenberg

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Latest Videos

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Lift Off - How To Protect Your IP In LEO (Video)

MC

Marks & Clerk

Lifecycle Of A Smart Idea - The UPC: An 18-Month Round-Up (Video)

GW

Gowling WLG

Watch Now: Setting Your IP Strategy For 2025 – Strategic Patent And Trade Secret Portfolio Development (Video)

KL

Keltie LLP

IP Insights: Are UPC Injunctions Subject To Proportionality Considerations? (2024) (Video)

BP

Bardehle Pagenberg

J A Kemp & DLRC Joint Webinar | Optimising Patent Strategies Under The Revised EU Clinical Trials Transparency Rules (Video)

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J A Kemp LLP

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