100 days on from launch of Europe’s new patent courts system
Data and commentary provided by Mathys & Squire has featured in an article by The Patent Lawyer and Solicitors Journal, giving an insight into the system’s growth since its introduction An… read more…
Reminder: EPO 10-day rule due to change from 1 November 2023
As previously reported, the EPO’s ‘10-day rule’ will cease to exist from 1 November 2023 From that date, EPO communications will be deemed to be delivered on the same date which they show,… read more…
Mathys & Squire strengthens litigation practice with new patent attorney and litigator
We are pleased to announce the appointment of new Partner Nicholas Fox Nicholas joins after four years in the London office of US IP specialist law firm Finnegan Nicholas spent the previous eight… read more…
Mathys & Squire and In2Science: fighting economic inequality through diversity and inclusion in STEM
According to the 2017 UK Commission for Employment and Skills Report, there is an annual shortfall of 40,000 skilled STEM workers, with the number of technical jobs expected to increase in the… read more…
EPO relaxes its approach to ‘same applicant’ priority
The Enlarged Board of Appeal has just issued its decision in consolidated cases G 1/22 and G 2/22 concerning the EPO’s competence to determine ‘same applicant’ priority issues and the… read more…
T1589/21: Added matter through lack of enablement?
This decision relates to an unusual case of added matter and how considerations typically relevant to sufficiency of disclosure impacted its assessment In this… read more…
2023 Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded for the discovery and synthesis of ‘quantum dots’
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has awarded the 2023 Nobel Prize in the field of Chemistry to Moungi G Bawendi, at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Louis E Brus, at Columbia… read more…
Mathys & Squire teams recommended in The Legal 500 2024 directory for their “unparalleled dedication to client matters”
We are thrilled to share that Mathys & Squire has upheld its position in the 2024 edition of The Legal 500 for both PATMA: Patent Attorneys and PATMA: Trade Mark Attorneys categories It is with… read more…
Commemorating black innovators and inventors during Black History Month
Black History Month is a time to honour and celebrate the significant contributions of black people in various fields throughout history While we often reflect on the great leaders and civil rights… read more…
