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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As many in the life sciences and chemical sectors await the G2/21 decision, Jonathan Bailey, Associate in the Dehns Chemical Group, discusses how much experimental data is needed for patent applications in Europe.
Invention harvesting, or invention mining, is an important process for any company looking to build or expand a patent portfolio.
In the second episode of The IP Podcast’s UPC special, Dehns Partner Mark Bell discusses what factors people need to consider when deciding on the best course of action for their patent, patents or patent applications, including:
All these questions and more, answered in less than 30 minutes!
Plant Variety Rights (PVRs), also known as Plant Breeders’ Rights (PBRs), are an important form of intellectual property for plant breeders seeking protection for their investment in the generation of a new variety of plant. As many patent offices, including the European Patent Office (EPO) and UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO), have provisions that exclude individual plant varieties from patent protection, PVRs represent a valuable asset for plant breeders in many countries.
Methods for treatment of the human or animal body by therapy (or surgery) are excluded from patent protection at the EPO under Article 53(c) EPC. The purpose of the exclusion is to avoid restricting the activities of medical and veterinary practitioners. In contrast, purely non-therapeutic methods of treatment, e.g. purely cosmetic methods, are permitted.
On face value, the EPO’s approach seems clear and navigable. However, in practice the waters are murkier.
In this episode of The IP Podcast, Dehns Partner Mark Bell looks at a major topic in the IP world, and certainly the biggest and most significant change to the European Patent system for nearly 50 years – the introduction of the Unified Patent Court and the Unitary Patent.
Cadbury finally hits a purple patch: Paul Harris, Head of Litigation at Dehns, provides a case analysis of Nestlé v Cadbury.
In this article, Joseph Letang, Partner in the Dehns Trade Marks Group, warns against claiming rights in descriptive terms.
This webinar covers filing priority applications, inventors and owners, the international (PCT) patent application process and filing foreign patent applications.
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.
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