Delays in resolving EPO Petitions for Review raise concerns
The Petition for Review procedure at the European Patent Office (EPO) is a limited form of judicial review enabling parties to have the Enlarged Board of Appeal review decisions made by an EPO Board… read more…
Mathys & Squire Partners have featured in IAM Strategy 300 Global Leaders 2025
Four Mathys & Squire Partners, Anna Gregson, Dani Kramer, Sean Leach, and Martin MacLean, have been recognised in the 2025 edition of IAM Strategy 300 Global Leaders The guide serves as a… read more…
International Men’s Day 2024
International Men’s Day is being held on 19 November 2024 The UK International Men’s Day team promote this day as an opportunity for us all to work towards shared objectives which are applied… read more…
The UK Supreme Court hands down the long-awaited Skykick v Sky decision.
The Supreme Court has partially overturned the Court of Appeal ruling and has provided further guidance on what can amount to bad faith The Supreme Court has found that the Court of Appeal was… read more…
‘Fake Always Breaks’: The Impact of Counterfeit Automotive Components
The UK Intellectual Property Office has recently launched a new awareness campaign “Fake Always Breaks” to highlight the dangers of counterfeit vehicle parts, the IPO defining such parts as… read more…
Mathys & Squire Partners have been featured in an exclusive interview for Lawyer Monthly Magazine
Mathys & Squire Partners Martin MacLean and Rebecca Tew have recently been featured in an exclusive interview for Lawyer Monthly Magazine sharing their expertise on their strategies for trade… read more…
One year on, UPC finally publishes pleadings – revealing ongoing problems with transparency of proceedings
This article had been covered by IP Fray Law360 and World IP Review (WIPR) On 21 November 2023, Mathys & Squire lodged a request under Rule 2621(b) of the UPC’s Rules of Procedure… read more…
UK ranks highly in European university innovation study
A recent report by the European Patent Office [1] has revealed that 10% of all inventions for which a European patent application has been filed are generated by university research conducted in… read more…
Change in European law rescues ‘same applicant’ priority in important CRISPR patents
About a year ago, the Enlarged Board of Appeal issued its decision in G 1/22 (consolidated with G 2/22), which significantly relaxed the EPO’s approach to ‘same applicant’ priority Under… read more…
