Mathys Matters May 2023
In this edition:
- Spotlight of the month: Number of UK Green Channel patents falls by 47% within the last year
- Maintenance of retained EU plant variety rights – rights holder action required
- Family-owned business renames Percy Pig ice cream after Marks & Spencer’s friendly request
- The DSIT Startup Board appoints new non-executive directors in a bid to strengthen the UK’s position as a science and technology superpower
- European Commission has published new EU SEP regulation, promising a boost in innovation and investment
- UPC update: Unified Patent Court confirms allocation of cases in IPC sections A and C between Paris and Munich
Mathys Matters April 2023
In this edition:
- Spotlight of the month: Lidl v Tesco: What’s next in the landmark case?
- Demand for European patents has reached an all-time high
- Carbon capture patents rise by 65% to record high as companies seek to cut carbon footprint
- The Unified Patent Court: five reasons to factor the UPC into your patent strategy
- UK accession to CPTPP: derogation from grace period provisions secured
- Event: Webinar: The UPC: Are you ready for the 1 June launch?
- Event: Mathys & Squire will be at INTA 2023!
Mathys Matters March 2023
In this edition:
- Spotlight of the month: Budget 2023: funding to support carbon capture development and tax boosts for SMEs
- What SMEs and universities need to know about the Unified Patent Court and the Unitary Patent system
- G 1/22 and G 2/22: Update on the referral of questions concerning formal entitlement to priority to the Enlarged Board of Appeal
- UK Government announces new strategy to boost NHS access to medtech
- The future of sustainable fashion: Radiant Matter’s BioSequins®
- Challenges and solutions for IP valuation of early-stage technologies
- International Women’s Day 2023 – Celebrating the women that help shape Mathys & Squire
- Event: Mathys & Squire will be at INTA 2023!
Mathys Matters February 2023
In this edition:
- Spotlight of the month: Germany gives go ahead for Unified Patent Court – signalling long-awaited start of new EU patents system
- Tribunal Practice Notice 2/2023: proceedings against trade marks and registered designs without a valid UK address
- New EPO Guidelines for Examination 2023: Key changes
- EPO announces fee increases from 1 April 2023
- Semiconductor patents rise by 59% in five years to reach to record high
- Hermès victorious in Rothschild MetaBirkin NFT lawsuit
- Mathys & Squire recommended in latest edition of WTR 1000
- Event: Mathys & Squire will be at INTA 2023!
Mathys Matters January 2023
In this edition:
- Spotlight of the month: 2022 recap: IP, science and technology trends that shaped last year
- Could innovation in artificial photosynthesis help mitigate global climate catastrophe?
- How much is your IP worth? IP valuation – is it a myth, mystery or something more valuable?
- Ownership of academic inventions: ‘The Oxford Decision’
- JUVE Patent recommends Mathys & Squire patent team and five Partners in its 2023 UK rankings
- Event: UPC Webinar: Navigating the New EU Unitary Patent System and Unified Patent Court: Are You Ready?
Mathys Matters December 2022
In this edition:
- Spotlight of the month: Gummies – Something for pharma to chew on?
- New Unified Patent Court may tilt playing field in favour of ‘patent trolls’
- UK design applications hit record high of 67,000 as Brexit prompts rush to protect design rights
- Supplementary protection certificates: ambiguity over the Unified Patent Court’s jurisdiction and opt-outs
- European Patent Office confirms rule changes to support digital transformation
- UPC update: UPC newsflash: Postponement of the sunrise period
Mathys Matters November 2022
In this edition:
- Spotlight of the month: How are the key takeaways from COP27 likely to impact the world of IP?
- Combatting semiconductor shortages: Where does the US-China battle for chip autonomy leave Europe?
- Government releases the response to a call for views regarding standard essential patents
- WIPO’s 2022 GII places US second, UK fourth and Germany seventh in the race to being the most innovative economy
- UKIPO published its 2021-2022 Innovation & Growth Report
- UPC update: Unitary patent and national prior rights – wider geographical limitation of protection
Mathys Matters October 2022
In this edition:
- Spotlight of the month: Free-from controversy? IP disputes in the health and wellness foods market
- Tales of IP terror: Common frights and fears when protecting intellectual property
- 2022 Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded for the development of ‘click chemistry’
- EPO ends the ’10-day rule’
- Nootropics revolution – patentability in the UK and EU
- UPC update: Unified Patent Court confirms panel of 85 judges is now in place
Mathys Matters September 2022
In this edition:
- Spotlight of the month: Guidance on examining patent applications relating to artificial intelligence inventions in the UK
- Mathys & Squire teams recommended for ‘standing out above all other firms’ in The Legal 500 2023 directory
- The role of IP in assisting the economic recovery – Case study 3: Transport
- Mathys & Squire celebrates ‘world-class IP strategists’ in latest IAM Strategy 300 directory
- Almost 5,000 drone patents granted last year – a 39% increase
- Event: Webinar: The UPC: A gamechanger for European patent assertion
