Intellectual property news and updates

A patent dispute between Taiwanese smartphone manufacturer HTC and IPCom has seemingly led to the suspension of UK sales of HTC's latest handsets. We take a look at the case.

A computer program has devised two potentially patentable ideas, but can it be listed as an inventor?

This referral made to the Enlarged Board, G1/19, relates to whether computer simulations can be classed as inventions under the EPC.

In this article, we look at a referral to the Enlarged Board of Appeal, G3/19, regarding the patentability of inventions relating to plants and animals.

This series of articles provides a brief overview of pending and very recently decided questions before the Enlarged Board of Appeal.

We consider the decision that has led to a resounding endorsement of the use of design patents in the US automotive industry.

The LEGO Group has opposed a UK trade mark registration filed by copycat Chinese manufacturer, Lepin.

Wilson Gunn are one of the top firms in the UK according to filing figures published by CITMA.

The European General Court has upheld a decision from 2016 that Carlos Moreira acted in 'bad faith' trying to trademark the name of footballer Neymar.

A recent decision by the UK Intellectual Property Enterprise Court highlights what rights an employee has when developing an invention as part of their "normal duties" at work.