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Lazy Inventions

Sometimes it’s all just too much. Why not take a break and let these inventions do the work?

“A Triumph of 20th Century Technology”: Gore-Tex® and the late Robert W. Gore

The team at Haseltine Lake Kempner were saddened to hear last week of the passing of the great Robert W. Gore, acclaimed scientist, inventor, and businessman. While few may immediately recognise the name Robert W. Gore, all will be familiar with his most famous invention, “Gore-Tex®”, which has no doubt earned its place as a household name over the last three decades.

IP updates

EUIPO Becomes Accessing Office for WIPO DAS

The EUIPO has recently announced that, with effect from 12 September, it will become an accessing office under the WIPO Digital Access Service (DAS). This follows the news in July that the EUIPO would begin depositing certified copies of design applications with the WIPO DAS.

Blogs

Forward Thinking Formula E

Fast-forward to the 21st century, environmental concerns are now at the forefront of the public eye, and rightly so. There has been concern about motorsport’s carbon footprint. In response to this growing criticism, Formula E; an all-new, all-electric version of Formula 1, was created.

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Claim One – #04 Brexit Overview

Amanda Mallon and Michael Conway, Partners in HLK’s Trade Mark team, join Joanna Deas in the latest video in our ‘Claim One’ series. Discussion focuses on Brexit, with Michael and Amanda sharing what HLK are doing to ensure a seamless service once the Brexit transition period ends.

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Mousetrap: Insufficiency Traps Two ‘Ground Breaking’ Patents in Regeneron V Kymab

Angus Milne and Brian Whitehead wrote an article for the Bio-Science Law Review, Volume 17 Issue 5.

IP insights

Of Molecules & Medicine: Patent Office Opinions

The UK Intellectual Property Office’s (UK IPO’s) Opinions Service provides the ability to obtain the opinion of the patent office as to validity or infringement of a particular patent or supplementary protection certificate (SPC).

Blogs

Obscure Sports, Unusual Patents

The 34th World Bog Snorkelling Championships was due to take place on the August Bank Holiday last weekend near the Welsh town of Llanwrtyd Wells. In recent years, over 150 competitors from as far afield as Australia, South Africa, and the USA have taken the plunge.

IP updates

Unwired Planet v Huawei – Supreme Court Rules on Global FRAND Licensing Powers of UK Courts

Earlier this week the Supreme Court handed down the decision in Unwired Planet v Huawei, one of the most important standards related patent cases handled by the UK courts in recent years.