Jan 20, 2023 Another big step towards EV battery metal mining in Aberdeenshire By Samuel Mailer At the end of 2022, I looked into the interesting work that was being done in Aberdeenshire regarding exploration for mineral deposits...
Jan 13, 2023 A change to the Rule 71(3) communication from the EPO By Thomas Storey A "prior national right" or "earlier national right" is a national patent or application which was filed before, but published after the...
Dec 08, 2022 Further UPC insights from Marks & Clerk featured in Managing IP By M&C Newsroom Earlier this week, the UPC announced a delay of two months, pushing the opening date back to 1st June 2023. But what does that mean for...
Dec 05, 2022 UPC delays start for 2 months By Graham Burnett-Hall This morning, the UPC has announced a two month delay to the start of the sunrise period to 1st March 2023, which means the new court...
Nov 03, 2022 Marks & Clerk's Managing Partner for Europe featured in Bloomberg Law By M&C Newsroom Last month, it was announced that the doors to the UPC will hopefully open on 1st April 2023. Simon Mounteney, Managing Partner (Europe)...
Oct 25, 2022 Brussels out but perhaps Lugano Re-cast? By Mike Gilbert As focus turns to the UPC and patent lawyers debate jurisdictional issues and battles that will inevitably lie ahead between courts in...
Oct 24, 2022 Marks & Clerk’s UPC call to action featured Med-Tech Innovation By M&C Newsroom It was great to see our call to action to patent holders riding high in the med-tech news pages this morning! According to a roadmap...
Oct 21, 2022 The Unified Patent Court appoints its first judges By Nicholas Fischer Providing further confirmation that the Unified Patent Court is working hard to be in place to start full operation on 1 April 2023, the...
Oct 14, 2022 Marks & Clerk’s UPC call to action featured in Law News By M&C Newsroom Leading intellectual property firm, Marks & Clerk, has issued a call to action to patent owners in the UK and around the world. According...
Oct 07, 2022 The Unified Patent Court - we have a date! By Graham Burnett-Hall The Unified Patent Court will become fully operational and accept its first cases on 1 April 2023, according to the roadmap published by...
Jul 14, 2022 The new Unified Patent Court is on track to start work in 2023 By Graham Burnett-Hall The new Unified Patent Court has published...
Jul 01, 2022 Ireland still intends to participate in the UPC By Graham Burnett-Hall The Republic of Ireland government has confirmed (see...