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World Mental Health Day 2021

Sunday 10th October 2021 was World Mental Health Day and this year the World Federation for Mental Health chose “Mental Health in an Unequal World” as the theme.

Chinese Courts Confirm Jurisdiction to Set Global FRAND Terms

The court judgement for the UK Supreme Court landmark Standard Essential Patent (SEP) and global FRAND (Fair, Reasonable And Non-Discriminatory) licensing case Unwired Planet v Huawei was handed down in the Autumn of 2020 (see here for additional discussion of this decision).

General

The Legal 500 Recognises Haseltine Lake Kempner

From Patents to Trade Marks and Litigation, our high rankings in each of these categories as well as 21 individuals receiving recognition, reaffirms the Firm’s reputation as a leading specialist IP firm that covers the whole IPR Lifespan™.

General

Dr Brian Whitehead talks at CITMA Autumn Conference 2021

The Chartered Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys’ Autumn Conference 2021: Reputation, resolution and revolution is taking place online on 14-15th October with Haseltine Lake Kempner’s Litigation Partner, Dr Brian Whitehead speaking on 15th October (11:25 BST).

IP updates

China Stands Firm: Developments in SEP Anti-suit Injunctions

Recent developments have demonstrated the need for a political solution to the escalating use of anti-suit injunctions in standard essential patent (SEP) litigation. But they also demonstrate how far away such a solution appears to be.

IP updates

China Top Court Rules Utility Model Patent Unenforceable if Corresponding Invention Patent Application Fails to Grant

Chinese patent law allows applicants to file a utility model application and an invention application for the same subject-matter on the same day. For this reason, together with the fact that Chinese utility model applications are usually granted earlier than invention patent applications.

Blogs

Maintaining Inclusion in the Move to Hybrid Working

To recognise National Inclusion Week, we will be looking at the concept of “inclusion” in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and the balance between office-based working and remote working.

IP updates

New UK IPO ‘IP Access’ Grant Scheme Is Now Available For UK SMEs

The UK IPO has recently launched ‘IP Access’, a new funding scheme for small SMEs. The scheme offers a contribution of £5,000 for eligible SMEs in the UK that have ambitions to grow, to help them recover from and overcome COVID-related challenges and to encourage them to invest in their IP.

Blogs

Too Cool for School

School is set to return and after so many weeks off, the transition back to school can be a tough one, for kids and parents alike. Luckily, we are here to help! We have found some inventions which should make going back to school a breeze.