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Eureka moment? Law firms report rush to patent ideas amid UK lockdown

Mathys & Squire and two of its clients – Wootzano and Imperial College London – featured in an article written by The Guardian on the increased demand for intellectual property legal services… read more…

Enlarged Board of Appeal issues decision on plant patents

In this article by JUVE Patent, Mathys & Squire associate Alexander Robinson provides his comments regarding the Enlarged Board of Appeal ruling that plants and animals obtained from essentially… read more…

Royalty Pharma: CJEU answers SPC questions – and raises new ones

On 30 April 2020, the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) handed down the latest in a long line of decisions regarding the question of how precisely a product must be identified in a patent in order… read more…

New Rules of Procedure in EPO appeals – early case law suggests remittal will remain common

The EPO’s new Rules of Procedure of the Boards of Appeal (RPBA) came into force on 1 January 2020 One notable change was to Article 11 RPBA, which concerns when a Board of Appeal should remit a… read more…

Advances in recycling and replacing plastics

In this article for Open Access Government, Mathys & Squire managing associate Laura Clews highlights recent innovations in recycling and replacing plastics, to mark Global Recycling Day 2020… read more…

Hints & tips to help navigate your IP strategy during uncertain times

Is your business innovating during these worrying and economically challenging times Make sure your IP strategy is up-to-date and prepared for when the economy improves again Here are our top five… read more…

Mathys & Squire ranked in Legalease’s top 20 list of best-rated firms for client service

Mathys & Squire is delighted to be recognised and ranked in Legal Business’ top 20 list for London specialist law firms, based on client service The new research, carried out by Legalease… read more…

Fintech innovation: protecting your ideas

As part of the ‘Legal Focus: IP in innovation’ section of the April 2020 edition of FinTech Futures’ Banking Technology magazine, Mathys & Squire partner Dani Kramer has provided his expert… read more…

New patient subgroups – can treatment history confer novelty?

EPO case law update – T 1491/14 The EPO’s Technical Board of Appeal 3301 in recent decision T 1491/14 has provided further insight into the criteria suitable for establishing novelty of… read more…

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