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05 Dec 2025
The UPC’s Approach to Sufficiency

The first decision from the UPC on sufficiency — handed down in the Amgen v. Sanofi case — provides the first clear guidance on how the court will address whether a patent’s disclosure is sufficient.

28 Nov 2025
The UPC’s Approach to Inventive Step

In this insight, Dehns Partner Rob Jackson and Conor Wilman from our Technology, Software and Engineering group explore the UPC’s Court of Appeal recent issues of two important decisions about how it will assess inventive step in patent cases.

 

27 Oct 2025
UK consultation on changes to the UK design framework

The UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) is consulting on possible changes to the UK design framework with the aims of improving design validity, simplifying the regime, and protecting emerging forms of design.

23 Oct 2025
EPO Decision G1/23 – A fresh comparison between Europe and other key global markets

The G1/23 ruling from the European Patent Office marked a pivotal shift in how marketed products are treated as prior art, redefining the principles of reproducibility and disclosure across Europe. Dehns has collaborated with international patent experts to provide a global perspective on the ruling.

13 Oct 2025
Sowing seeds of uncertainty: the EU’s proposed ban on patents for genetically-modified (GM) plants

The intersection between plant sciences and intellectual property (IP) rights (patents and plant variety rights) has been a thorny area for a number of years, particularly in Europe with respect to genetically-modified (GM) plants.  In this insight,  Biotechnology Partner, Kit Wilkins explores this area and the recent issue of a position paper from AIPPI.

22 Sep 2025
Wireless Charging Falls Flat at the UPC: Xiaomi not found to infringe Nera’s patent

Nera Innovations Ltd. (Nera), a patent holding company owned by Atlantic IP (a non-practising entity), has lost an infringement action against Xiaomi Communications Co., Ltd.; Xiaomi Inc.; Xiaomi Technology Netherlands B. V. and Xiaomi Technology Germany GmBH (Xiaomi).

22 Sep 2025
A review of Avago v Realtek, the first UPC decision to consider anti-anti suit injunctions

This decision concerned an application for provisional measures, in particular an anti-anti-suit injunction (‘AASI’), by Avago Technologies International Sales Pte. Limited against the defendant Realtek Semiconductor Corporation

22 Sep 2025
End of the line: Curio found to infringe 10x Genomics patent

10x Genomics Inc. (10x Genomics) brought an infringement action against Curio Bioscience Inc. (Curio) accusing Curio of indirectly infringing claim 1, and directly infringing claim 14 of 10x’s patent EP 2 697 391 (‘the patent’) in their ‘Curio Seeker Spatial Mapping’ kits, sold in Germany, France and Sweden.

18 Jul 2025
Emotional Perception AI’s patent application: Sound judgment?

With the Supreme Court set to hear the appeal in Emotional Perception AI’s patent application next week, the UK patent profession eagerly awaits the outcome of the appeal.

20 Jun 2025
Toyota put the H in Hypercar

Following last week’s historic third consecutive Ferrari outright win at the 24 hours of Le Mans, Dehns Technology, Software and Engineering Associate, Thomas Jeal reflects on another exciting event from this year’s race week: Toyota’s unveiling of their hydrogen combustion engine Hypercar Prototype, the GR LH2 Racing Concept.

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