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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
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Mathys Matters September 2024

In this edition:

  • Spotlight of the month: Why the UK patent system needs an urgent overhaul
  • Unified Patent Court grants access to evidence but concerns remain over how transparent the new European Court system is going to be
  • The UK remains a leading innovator – but falls behind on international patent filings
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Mathys Matters August 2024

In this edition:

  • Spotlight of the month: Are written proceedings before the UPC truly public? A tale of three access requests
  • New Government Minister for AI should make it easier to patent AI technology
  • Mathys & Squire Managing Associate Harry Rowe was featured in the article by WTR
  • Mathys & Squire Partner Nicholas Fox was featured in an article by Solicitors Journal
  • Intellectual Property and Trade Marks (Taylor’s Version)
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Mathys Matters July 2024

In this edition:

  • Spotlight of the month: Emotional Perception High Court ruling overturned by Court of Appeal  
  • UKIPO launches Standards Essential Patents Resource Hub
  • Ever more patent proprietors opting for the Unitary Patent
  • Mathys & Squire Partners discuss the importance of protecting IP in the alternative proteins industry
  • Filings of secret ‘National Security’ patents increase 36% in a year amid military tech developments
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Mathys Matters June 2024

In this edition:

  • Spotlight of the month: Unified Patent Court captures 15% of European patent litigation but still far from being primary European patent court 
  • Changes to the proposed new medicinal products Directive have been approved by the EU Parliament – do they shift the balance between generics and innovators and are they TRIPS compliant?
  • Mathys & Squire files Petition for Review for Ipsen Bioinnovation
  • Mathys & Squire recognised as one of Europe’s leading patent firms in the Financial Times 2024 rankings
  • Fifteen Mathys & Squire attorneys recognised in IAM Patent 1000 2024
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Mathys Matters May 2024

In this edition:

  • Spotlight of the month: Number of drone patents filed worldwide jumps 16% in past year 
  • Does an inventive process entitle you to a claim to an obvious product?
  • Mathys & Squire promotes three experts to partners
  • Patenting materials in medical devices at the EPO
  • Update on Mathys & Squire test case in support of open justice
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Mathys Matters April 2024

In this edition:

  • Spotlight of the month: UPC releases pleadings to the public, but questions remain
  • Mathys & Squire celebrates World IP Day 2024: IP and the SDGs
  • Will G1/23 introduce an “on-sale bar” at the EPO?
  • Mathys & Squire announces the appointment of a new Partner in Munich
  • Building the future with nature: Boosting biotechnology and biomanufacturing in the EU
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Mathys Matters March 2024

In this edition:

  • Spotlight of the month: Who is using the Unitary Patent System (and who is not)?
  • Electronics and computing businesses lead Clarivate’s Top 100 Global Innovators 2024 list
  • Businesses save record amount of corporation tax through Patent Box scheme – £1.4 billion in relief in just a year
  • Mathys & Squire Partners celebrate women pioneers and inventors
  • Mathys & Squire sponsors the inaugural Non-Law into Law Conference
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Mathys Matters February 2024

In this edition:

  • Spotlight of the month: MS-RT launches its new range of innovative sport-inspired Ford vehicle designs with the all-new Ford Ranger MS-RT and Transit Custom MS-RT
  • The supermarket battle continues: Tesco and Lidl clash in UK Court of Appeal
  • Beyond misconceptions: Exploring the patentability and challenges associated with AI-driven bioinformatics innovations in Europe
  • Where next for patentability of AI inventions in the UK?
  • A further blow to transparency at the UPC 
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