A further blow to transparency at the UPC?
Commentary by Partner Nicholas Fox has been featured in Managing IP, giving an insight into the implications of the UPC Court of Appeal’s ruling that members of the public cannot have access to… read more…
Mathys & Squire recommended in 2024 edition of WTR 1000
Mathys & Squire is delighted to announce that our trade mark team has been recommended in the 2024 edition of the World Trademark Review (WTR) 1000 guide Partners Gary Johnston and Margaret… read more…
EPO announces fee increases from 1 April 2024
Following the Decision of the Administrative Council of 14 December 2023, the European Patent Office (EPO) has announced a general increase in official fees, a year after its last fee increase in… read more…
UK banks lag behind US banks in innovation – only 290 patents filed in the last decade
Commentary by Partner Alan MacDougall has been featured in The Patent Lawyer, highlighting differences between the UK and US patent filing process and the importance of protecting research and… read more…
How do opposition rates impact opt-outs?
By default, European patents granted by the European Patent Office (EPO) in effect in countries participating in the Unified Patent Court (UPC) are subject to the jurisdiction of that Court However,… read more…
UPC Court of Appeal interprets law narrowly in transparency test case
Commentary by Partners Nicholas Fox and Alexander Robinson has been featured in Kluwer Patent Blog, Law 360, Managing IP, Solicitors Journal and World Intellectual Property Review, giving an insight… read more…
Mathys & Squire patent team and four Partners recognised in JUVE Patent UK rankings for 2024.
Mathys & Squire is delighted to have been recognised in JUVE Patent’s UK rankings 2024 for the fifth consecutive year in the fields of ‘Pharma and biotechnology’, ‘Medical technology’,… read more…
UK Supreme Court Decision on AI Inventorship
The Supreme Court has today confirmed that artificial intelligence (AI) systems cannot currently be named as an inventor on a patent application in the UK It has also confirmed that an owner of an… read more…
COP28 summary: a move away from fossil fuels and the Green Climate Fund
Following an extended 14-day conference in the UAE, the 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference(COP28) concluded on the 13th of December 2023 As ever, the annual climate conference beings… read more…
