Intellectual property news and updates

Annual European patent applications relating to self-driving vehicles have risen significantly. We summarise the recent report from the EPO and give our take.

Wilson Gunn named as one of the UK's top-filing firms of registered designs as CITMA publish their review.

On 9th November 2018, amendements to the regulations governing the filing of Hague agreement applications were announced.

The Supreme Court has handed down a decision in the litigation of Warner-Lambert versus Actavis and Mylan that highlights the importance of including enough information to prove the viability of an invention.

The UK government published the Draft Agreement on the withdrawal of the UK from the EU on the 14th November. We take a look at what information has been provided about intellectual property rights.

The latest update of the guidelines for examination at the European Patent Office provide some clarity for AI inventions.

We break down the key points from HMRC's annual statistical report on the uptake of the Patent Box and analyse the findings.

We take a look at a recent decision, Icescape v Ice-World in the Court of Appeal, that has confirmed the significance of the changes to patent infringement law.

Wilson Gunn has again been recognised as a leading patent and trade mark firm in The Legal 500.

The UK government has published guidance on how IP rights will be affected if the UK leaves the EU without a formal agreement in place. Read our overview covering all areas of IP rights.