Briefing NotesNews & EventsLatest briefing notes, news and podcasts Brazil joins the Hague Design SystemMany companies have shown increased interest in the Hague System in recent years.Read More 22Feb2023 The New EU Clinical Trials Regulation: Implications for patent filingsThe EU is changing both the amount of clinical trial information that may be made available to the public and the timing for publicationRead More 27Jan2023 G2/21 Update – Non-Binding Opinion IssuedThe EPO’s highest court shares its initial thoughts about when data can be filed to support inventive stepRead More 14Oct2022 Final UPC Rules of Procedure now publishedThe new rules came into effect on 1st SeptemberRead More 07Sep2022 3D Printing of BiomaterialsIP Considerations for Innovative Materials and 3D Manufacturing PracticesRead More 09Aug2022 G 2/21 (ʺplausibilityʺ): update on recent eventsWhat has happened since the questions were referred?Read More 04Aug2022 The New Space Economy: Patenting the extra-terrestrialCan patents be enforced against spacecraft in orbit and what steps should patent holders take to maximise enforcement options on Earth?Read More 02Aug2022 Government proposes changes to legislation following AI and IP consultationNo changes are planned for AI-devised inventions, but a new copyright and database rights exception is promised for data and text miningRead More 19Jul2022 Lego’s EU design registration benefits from modular system exceptionEUIPO concludes that Lego’s brick design is solely dictated by technical function but being part of a modular system saves it from invalidationRead More 14Jul2022 The impact of the Unified Patent Court and the Unitary Patent on SPCsThe biggest changes to the European patent system for a generation are finally around the corner – how will they affect SPCs?Read More 22Jun20221234…27> ServiceProtectDealDisputeUPCSectorLife SciencesChemistryMaterialsEngineeringTechCreativeType Briefing Notes News PodcastsArchive2023MarchFebruaryJanuary2022DecemberNovemberOctoberSeptemberAugustJulyJuneMayAprilMarchFebruaryJanuary2021DecemberNovemberOctoberSeptemberAugustJulyJuneMayAprilMarchFebruaryJanuary2020DecemberNovemberOctoberSeptemberAugustJulyJuneMayAprilMarchFebruaryJanuary2019DecemberNovemberOctoberSeptemberAugustJulyJuneMayAprilMarchFebruaryJanuary2018DecemberNovemberOctoberSeptemberAugustJulyJuneMayAprilMarchFebruaryJanuary2017DecemberNovemberOctoberSeptemberAugustJulyJuneMayAprilMarchFebruaryJanuary2016DecemberNovemberOctoberSeptemberAugustJulyJuneMayAprilMarchFebruaryJanuary2015DecemberNovemberOctoberSeptemberAugustJulyJuneMayAprilMarchFebruaryJanuary2014DecemberNovemberOctoberAugustJulyJuneMayAprilMarchFebruaryJanuary2013DecemberNovemberOctoberSeptemberAugustJulyJuneMayAprilMarchJanuary2012NovemberJulyJuneMayAprilFebruaryJanuary2011DecemberNovember2010SeptemberJulyJanuary