In this edition:

• Spotlight of the month: How are the key takeaways from COP27 likely to impact the world of IP?
• Combatting semiconductor shortages: Where does the US-China battle for chip autonomy leave Europe?
• Government releases the response to a call for views regarding standard essential patents
• WIPO’s 2022 GII places US second, UK fourth and Germany seventh in the race to being the most innovative economy
• UKIPO published its 2021-2022 Innovation & Growth Report
• UPC update: Unitary patent and national prior rights – wider geographical limitation of protection

In this edition:

• Spotlight of the month: Free-from controversy? IP disputes in the health and wellness foods market
• Tales of IP terror: Common frights and fears when protecting intellectual property
• 2022 Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded for the development of ‘click chemistry’
• EPO ends the ’10-day rule’
• Nootropics revolution – patentability in the UK and EU
• UPC update: Unified Patent Court confirms panel of 85 judges is now in place

In this edition:

• Spotlight of the month: Guidance on examining patent applications relating to artificial intelligence inventions in the UK
• Mathys & Squire teams recommended for ‘standing out above all other firms’ in The Legal 500 2023 directory
• The role of IP in assisting the economic recovery – Case study 3: Transport 
• Mathys & Squire celebrates ‘world-class IP strategists’ in latest IAM Strategy 300 directory
• Almost 5,000 drone patents granted last year – a 39% increase
• Event: Webinar: The UPC: A gamechanger for European patent assertion