Insights
IP Audits & IP Access for 2024/25
The UK IPO have renewed its popular IP Audit and IP Access schemes for the 2024/25 financial year, but there are some important changes to note.
Evolution of patent case law: UPC Court of Appeal overturns the first preliminary injunction
Everyone knows that patent litigation is both expensive and lengthy, right? Well, maybe not any longer, if early indications from the Unified Patent Court (UPC) are to be believed. The newly established UPC came into being on 01 June 2023, less than 10 months ago, and yet we have already had our first substantive decision from the Court of Appeal (CoA).
European Patents – Start-Up Discounts
The EPO have set out a new discount scheme for ‘micro-entities’ providing a 30% discount almost across the board for EPO fees.
Access Denied: UKSC Dismisses DABUS Appeal
The UK Supreme Court (UKSC) – the final appellate court in the United Kingdom – has dismissed the appeal of Dr Thaler in relation to the DABUS case. The UKSC held that there is no legal basis in UK patent law for a machine to be named as inventor, nor is there any legal basis on which Dr Thaler could claim he derived the rights in the invention by virtue of his ownership of that machine (DABUS).