The rise of bioinformatic-related patents in a data driven world
Bioinformatics is a rapidly growing field that combines biology, computer science, and statistics to analyse biological data The field has become increasingly important in recent years due to the… read more…
Apple sauce: The source of a technical effect (T 1806/18)
A recent case at the European Patent Office (EPO) Boards of Appeal, T 1806/18, held a known drug dispersed in apple sauce and orally administered to treat its authorised condition could be inventive… read more…
Mathys & Squire Partners ranked in the 2023 guide of Managing IP’s IP STARS
Managing IP has released its 2023 guide of the IP STARS legal directory, which recognises the most outstanding practitioners covering several IP practice areas and more than 50 jurisdictions Each… read more…
Pride Month 2023: Celebrating LGBTQIA+ innovators and inventors
Pride Month is a time to celebrate the accomplishments, resilience, and contributions of the LGBTQIA+ community While progress has been made towards equality and acceptance, it is important to… read more…
The official launch of the Unified Patent Court and the Unitary Patent system
Today, 1 June 2023, marks the launch of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) and the Unitary Patent (UP) system after many years of preparation by the European Union and its members As of today, the UPC… read more…
Amazon Brand Protection Report 2022: a breakdown
Last month, Amazon released their Brand Protection Report for 2022 Claiming to have invested over $12 billion and devoting 15,000 personnel to their brand protection initiatives, we look at some of… read more…
Number of UK Green Channel patents falls by 47% within the last year
Data and commentary provided by Mathys & Squire has featured in articles by Environment Journal and The Patent Lawyer providing an update on the decline in Green Channel patent… read more…
Maintenance of retained EU plant variety rights – rights holder action required
Owners of retained EU plant variety rights (PVRs) need to take action by 1 January 2024 in order to maintain these rights As was widely reported at the time, Brexit affected the protection… read more…
Unified Patent Court confirms allocation of cases in IPC sections A and C between Paris and Munich
As the Unified Patent Court (UPC) launch date approaches, the question on everyone’s mind regarding the placement of the third branch of the central division has finally been answered Following… read more…
