Mathys Matters June 2025
In this edition:
- Spotlight of the month: Trade Mark Protection in a Post-Brexit Era
- New EPO ruling on claim interpretation: description and figures must be consulted
- Pride Month 2025: Celebrating Five of the Most Influential LGBTQIA+ Innovators
- The Space Race: Can Patent Law Keep Up?
- Mathys & Squire wins Intellectual Property Firm of the Year Award – London 2025
Mathys Matters May 2025
In this edition:
- Spotlight of the month: Number of drone patents granted worldwide jumps 18% in the last year
- Patenting AI and Quantum Computing: A restriction on the UK’s growth agenda?
- IAM Patent 1000 2025 recognises thirteen Mathys & Squire attorneys in Gold Tier ranking
- How Patents Orchestrate the Evolution of Music: World IP Day 2025
- The Trade Mark Landscape for the Modern Musician: World IP Day 2025
Mathys Matters April 2025
In this edition:
- Spotlight of the month: AI as the Artist and the Future of Music Rights: World IP Day 2025
- Changes in the EU Design System: Modernisation and Simplification
- The Ministry of Defence Invests In Innovation: Implications for Intellectual Property
- Harnessing AI to Transform the Commercialisation of Intellectual Property
- Mathys & Squire patent team and four Partners recognised in JUVE Patent UK rankings for 2025
Mathys Matters March 2025
In this edition:
- Spotlight of the month: UK should move to making patenting of quantum computing easier – UK lags far behind Europe in IP law
- Will the UK Government mandate that AI users mark their content as AI-generated?
- Global Recycling Day 2025: The latest innovations tackling e-waste
- International Women’s Day 2025 – honouring female trailblazers in STEM
- High Court patent infringement victory secured for Mathys & Squire LLP client D.W. Windsor Ltd
Mathys Matters February 2025
In this edition:
- Spotlight of the month: The Role of Intellectual Property in the UK’s Deep Tech Ecosystem
- Mathys & Squire recommended in 2025 edition of WTR 1000
- Mathys & Squire announces new Diversity and Inclusion Partners
- Mathys & Squire Managing Associate discusses the importance of protecting IP in Aquaculture
- Mathys & Squire sponsors award at the 2025 UKBAA Angel Investment Awards
Mathys Matters January 2025
In this edition:
- Spotlight of the month: Nike leads way in footwear patent filings as manufacturers compete in ‘running shoe arms race’
- Healthcare and Unitary Patents – everyone opts out, right? Maybe not.
- Protecting Innovation: IP in Vegan Alternatives
- International Day of Clean Energy: IP trends for Cleantech in 2025
- New talent from the quantum technology sector joining Mathys & Squire
Mathys Matters December 2024
In this edition:
- Spotlight of the month: 2024 at Mathys & Squire
- EU Design protection fit for the 21st century – The world of Virtual Reality gets protection for the first time
- How AI is Shaping the Future of Stroke Treatment in the UK
- Delays in resolving EPO Petitions for Review raise concerns
- Mathys & Squire earns ISO Accreditations for 8th Consecutive Year
Mathys Matters November 2024
In this edition:
- Spotlight of the month: One year on, UPC finally publishes pleadings – revealing ongoing problems with transparency of proceedings
- Change in European law rescues ‘same applicant’ priority in important CRISPR patents
- UK ranks highly in European university innovation study
- ‘Fake Always Breaks’: The Impact of Counterfeit Automotive Components
- The UK Supreme Court hands down the long-awaited Skykick v Sky decision.
Mathys Matters October 2024
In this edition:
- Spotlight of the month: Mathys & Squire teams recommended in The Legal 500 2025 directory for their “unparalleled knowledge and experience in all areas of intellectual property”
- Two CRISPR patents pulled from EPO appeals citing procedural concerns
- EPO Board of Appeal finds no basis in EPC for requiring description amendments, and opts not to refer questions to the Enlarged Board
- Emerging therapeutics and technology provide hope for menopause management
- Semiconductor patent applications up 22% globally to 81,000 a year
