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
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
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
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
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
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
Mathys Matters January 2024
In this edition:
- Spotlight of the month: UPC Court of Appeal interprets law narrowly in transparency test case
- EPO announces fee increases from 1 April 2024
- UK banks lag behind US banks in innovation – only 290 patents filed in the last decade
- How do opposition rates impact opt-outs?
- Mathys & Squire patent team and four Partners recognised in JUVE Patent UK rankings for 2024.
Mathys Matters December 2023
In this edition:
- Spotlight of the month: Court hearing on public access to evidence in Unified Patent Court to be held in February 2024
- UK Supreme Court Decision on AI Inventorship
- COP28 summary: a move away from fossil fuels and the Green Climate Fund
- Mathys & Squire Partners have earned recognition in IAM Strategy 300 Global Leaders 2024
- Patenting AI inventions: Major about-turn at the UKIPO
Mathys Matters November 2023
In this edition:
- Spotlight of the month: Mathys & Squire files UPC test case in support of open justice
- The Unified Patent Court presents challenges for English patent litigators
- Taking a bite out of plastic waste
- COP28 introduction: agenda, goals, and the future of the green economy
- Surge in AI legal cases as companies urgently await clarity on copyright issues
