Intellectual property news and updates

Wilson Gunn have been ranked in tier two for trade marks and tier 3 for patents in the Legal 500 rankings with commendations for multiple key attorneys.

Revised Rules of Procedure of the Boards of Appeal (RPBA) will come into force on 1 January 2020. What are the aims of these revisions and what action should be taken by appellants.

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.