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J 5/19: Correction of error in withdrawing an application

“Protecting the expectations of third parties rather than sanctioning the applicant for its negligence is the primary consideration” – re-dating the withdrawal of an application in order to… read more…

European Commission launches public consultation on genetically engineered plants

The European Commission has opened a public consultation on legislation relating to plants produced by certain genomic techniques The consultation is open for submissions until midnight (CET) on the… read more…

EPO decision T 2963/19: A reasonable expectation of success

The European Patent Office (EPO) has a growing body of case law relating to the significance of clinical trial protocols when assessing novelty and inventive step The latest in this line of… read more…

Number of UK trade mark disputes more than doubles to record high as Brexit triggers intellectual property battles

Data provided by Mathys & Squire has featured in an article by The Times, Tech Register, World Intellectual Property Review, Institute of Export and International Trade and City… read more…

European Patent Office proposes to abolish the ’10-day rule’

UPDATE as of 1 July 2022 It is our understanding that the proposal to delete the 10-day rule was postponed at the EPO Administrative Council meeting at the end of June This means that, for… read more…

UK fashion trade marks owned by online fast fashion houses jump 163% in last five years

Data provided by Mathys & Squire has featured in an article by The Trademark Lawyer, highlighting a surge in trade marks owned by online fast fashion retailers The number of trade… read more…

Managing IP ranks Mathys & Squire attorneys as IP STARS in 2022 edition

The 2022 edition of Managing IP’s IP STARS directory has now been released and Mathys & Squire is delighted to have six practitioners named ‘IP Stars’ We are pleased to… read more…

Eight of top 10 UK litigation funders now actively seeking intellectual property cases as startups look to take on industry giants

Data provided by Mathys & Squire has featured in an article by City AM highlighting UK litigation funders’ increased interest in intellectual property cases Click here to read the… read more…

Industries that have experienced challenges during the COVID-19 crisis and the role that IP has played – Case study: Logistics

(C) Naomi Korn Associates & Mathys & Squire 2022 Some Rights Reserved These case studies are licensed for reuse under the terms of a Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike… read more…

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