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.
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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.
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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.
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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).
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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
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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.
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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.
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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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Panasonic Holdings Corporation (Panasonic) brought an infringement action against Guangdong OPPO Mobile Telecommunications Corp Ltd and OROPE Germany GmBH (OPPO), accusing OPPO of infringing Panasonic’s patent EP 2 568 724 in their 4G-capable products including smartphones and smartwatches. Emily Dekker, Trainee Patent Attorney discusses this matter in more detail.
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Huawei brought an action in the Munich local division against Netgear for infringement of EP3611989 in relation to various of its WiFi access point products. Huawei had declared EP’989 to be essential to the IEEE 802.11ax (“WiFi 6”) standard and so was obliged to offer a licence on Fair, Reasonable and Non-Discriminatory (FRAND) terms. However, no licence could be agreed.
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On 1st May 2025, Phase 1 of the EUIPO’s design reform came into effect. Many of the changes brought about by this reform are motivated by a desire to align EU design law with the world around us, which is increasingly manifesting in digital forms.
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Printing giants Hewlett-Packard (“HP”) brought a claim of infringement against French electronics wholesaler LAMA France (“LAMA”) before the Paris Local Division of the UPC at the end of last year, from which they came out (partially) victorious.
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Panasonic Holdings Corporation (Panasonic) brought an infringement action against Guangdong OPPO Mobile Telecommunications Corp Ltd and OROPE Germany GmBH (OPPO), accusing OPPO of infringing Panasonic’s patent EP 2 568 724 in their 4G-capable products including smartphones and smartwatches. Emily Dekker, Trainee Patent Attorney discusses this matter in more detail.
Huawei brought an action in the Munich local division against Netgear for infringement of EP3611989 in relation to various of its WiFi access point products. Huawei had declared EP’989 to be essential to the IEEE 802.11ax (“WiFi 6”) standard and so was obliged to offer a licence on Fair, Reasonable and Non-Discriminatory (FRAND) terms. However, no licence could be agreed.
On 1st May 2025, Phase 1 of the EUIPO’s design reform came into effect. Many of the changes brought about by this reform are motivated by a desire to align EU design law with the world around us, which is increasingly manifesting in digital forms.
Printing giants Hewlett-Packard (“HP”) brought a claim of infringement against French electronics wholesaler LAMA France (“LAMA”) before the Paris Local Division of the UPC at the end of last year, from which they came out (partially) victorious.
The creation and enjoyment of music is, in many ways, one of humanity’s purest creative activities. It is tempting to draw sharp contrast between the aesthetic nature and inexact qualities of musical creation and the analytical rigour of modern scientific research and technological innovation. To translate into IP terms: isn’t music the realm of copyright rather than patents?
With the changes to EU Design law coming into force on 1 May 2025, there are changes to how renewal periods are calculated. There are also significant increases to the renewal fees. Holders of EU designs should check carefully that they monitor renewal deadlines according to the new rules from 1 May 2025, especially as these deadlines will now fall a few days earlier in most cases.
After more than 20 years, the legislation for Registered Community Designs is being updated. The first phase of these changes will come into force on 1 May 2025.
The Unified Patent Court (UPC) has been open for a little over a year, and its first substantive decisions on revocation and infringement actions are starting to come through. A skim through the UPC decisions page shows that a wide range of groups are getting involved in the UPC, from large to small companies and from engineering to pharma, putting to bed the fear that uptake in this new court would be low.
We look at the general principles of patent working requirements and take a closer look at some jurisdictions which have more stringent requirements on patent working post-grant. We also look at what you can do in order to prevent a third party from accessing your patented technology.
Dehns client, Blackout Technologies, is making headlines with its groundbreaking work in limiting smartphone use in schools. Recently featured in The Times, on BBC Radio 4 and other news outlets, the company is gaining well-deserved recognition for its innovative approach.
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