In this edition:

• Spotlight of the month: World Entrepreneurs’ Day 2021 
• Mathys & Squire appoints first COO
• Has your IP been created in collaboration with a third party?
• Australian Federal Court says an AI can be the inventor
• EPO decision T 96/20: Does this raise the inventive step bar for medical use inventions?
• Webinar: Intermediate generalisation (added matter) at the EPO
• Events: PROGRESS21 and NEAA Expo 2021

In this edition:

• Spotlight of the month: The importance of NDAs and confidentiality agreements
• South Africa issues world’s first patent naming AI as inventor
• EPO Enlarged Board issues order in G 1/21
• Federal Constitutional Court clears the way for the Unified Patent Court
• Nine Mathys & Squire attorneys recommended in IAM Patent 1000
• Webinar: Intermediate generalisation (added matter) at the EPO

In this edition:

• Spotlight of the month: Recent directory awards for the Mathys & Squire team
• EPO confirms prohibition on double patenting – but leaves questions outstanding
• CITMA report shows record surge in UK trade mark applications in 2021
• Filing an opposition as a straw man: the pros and cons
• Mathys & Squire Consulting partners with Inkvine Communications
• Webinar recording: UKBAA Friday Focus – The importance of a solid IP strategy
• Webinar recording: Balancing clinical trial disclosures with sufficiency and inventive step requirements

In this edition:

• Spotlight of the month: Commercial IP advice for businesses
• Queen’s Speech 2021: UK Government confirms plans to establish ARIA
• EPO 2020 filing trends report confirms strong growth in healthcare technologies
• Decarbonising the automotive sector: Investment in electromobility
• Mathys & Squire trainees excel in latest exams
• Podcast: Two IPs in a Pod – Food & IP with Laura Clews
• Webinar: Balancing clinical trial disclosures with sufficiency and inventive step requirements

In this edition:

• Spotlight of the month: Mathys & Squire Consulting launch
• World IP Day 2021: Mathys & Squire SME pitch event
• No ‘Get Out of Jail Free’ card for Hasbro
• Application of Article 53(a) EPC – Considering the morality of pharmaceutical inventions
• Protecting non-therapeutic methods at the European Patent Office (EPO)
• Event: WIPR Insights webinar – Patenting antibodies at the EPO
• Event: IAM virtual event – AI IP Connect 2021

In this edition:

• Spotlight of the month: International Women’s Day 2021
• Why IP matters to the UK video game industry
• New EPO Guidelines for Examination: Challenges for the life sciences
• G1/19: Decision on patentability of computer-implemented inventions
• To the point: Rothy’s Inc v Giesswein Walkwaren AG