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The European Unitary Patent and Unified Patent Court – Overview and Decision Points

13th January 2022

After years of delay caused by legal challenges in Germany to ratification of the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court (also known as the “UPC Agreement” or “UPCA”), it now seems that the Unified Patent Court (UPC) and the European Unitary Patent will come into effect in 2022.

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By Design: Update on Registered Design Filing at the UK IPO

5th January 2022

Following a referendum in the UK in 2016, the UK’s official membership of the European Union ended in January 2020, triggering the start of an 11-month transition period which was relevant for various IP rights, including UK registered designs.

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Chinese Courts Confirm Jurisdiction to Set Global FRAND Terms

5th October 2021

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).

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China Stands Firm: Developments in SEP Anti-suit Injunctions

1st October 2021

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.

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

1st October 2021

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.

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

9th September 2021

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.

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Technical Boards of Appeal of the EPO – Update

5th August 2021

Clearly, 2020 was a year in which the COVID-19 pandemic presented the Boards of Appeal and the wider EPO with significant challenges. According to the Annual Report of the Boards of Appeal, in 2020 the Technical Boards of Appeal received 37% (1233) fewer new appeals than in 2019.

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EPO Statistics – Update

3rd August 2021

After a period of moderate growth the number of new European patent applications received by the EPO in 2020 fell slightly (1282 new applications or 0.7% less than in 2019). This is a surprisingly good result given the unusual circumstances that prevailed throughout most of 2020. Overall, looking back over a decade, the number of new European patent applications filed in 2020 was 25% higher than the number filed in 2011.

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IP Funding for SMEs in the EU

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The European Unitary Patent and Unified Patent Court – Overview and Decision Points

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By Design: Update on Registered Design Filing at the UK IPO

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Chinese Courts Confirm Jurisdiction to Set Global FRAND Terms

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China Stands Firm: Developments in SEP Anti-suit Injunctions

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

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

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Technical Boards of Appeal of the EPO – Update

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EPO Statistics – Update

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IP Funding for SMEs in the EU

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The European Unitary Patent and Unified Patent Court – Overview and Decision Points

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By Design: Update on Registered Design Filing at the UK IPO

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Chinese Courts Confirm Jurisdiction to Set Global FRAND Terms

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China Stands Firm: Developments in SEP Anti-suit Injunctions

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

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

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Technical Boards of Appeal of the EPO – Update

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EPO Statistics – Update

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