Insights

In this article, Joseph Letang, Partner in the Dehns Trade Marks Group, warns against claiming rights in descriptive terms.

Whilst patent protection from the European Patent Office for individual plant varieties is excluded by Article 53(b) EPC, it is possible to obtain plant variety rights in Europe under the UPOV (International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants) provisions by applying to the Community Plant Variety Office. In order to obtain plant variety protection in Europe, there are several requirements which must be met by the variety.

Under the so-called ‘Bolar’ exemption, clinical trials for generics and biosimilars are exempt from infringement. In some European countries, including the UK, the exemption even extends to innovative products.

In the first episode of Season 2 of The IP Podcast, Dehns Partner Tim Wilson takes a look at NFTs and the main IP issues surrounding them.

The Genetic Technology Bill – announced on the 25 May 2022 by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) – aims to take advantage of the UK’s post-Brexit position and relax the regulation around precision breeding.

When justice needs to be seen to be done: Paul Harris, Head of Litigation at Dehns, provides a case analysis of ABP Technology Ltd v Voyetra Turtle Beach.

Paul Harris, Head of Litigation at Dehns, discusses a trial of an account of profits.

In this article, Paul Harris, Dehns’ Head of Litigation, reviews the recent Wineapp Ltd v Johnson case.

In this article, Paul Harris, Dehns’ Head of Litigation, reviews the recent Evans V Joseph Joseph Ltd case which considers the licensing of design rights and the burden of protection.

Paul Harris, Head of Litigation at Dehns, discusses a rare case which highlights the need for caution in both drafting around prior art provided by the inventor/applicant and giving validity opinions on the same.