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UPC Weekly - That’s not the right proprietor!

UPC Weekly - That’s not the right proprietor!

by Eliot Ward

2025 Week 35 UPC upholds the EPO’s refusal to register a unitary patent due to late correction of an administrative error.

UPC Weekly - Hair curlingly long arm jurisdiction

UPC Weekly - Hair curlingly long arm jurisdiction

by Matthew Naylor

2025 Week 34 Brace yourselves. We’re going to talk about jurisdiction. And then about hair curling. So far, the UPC has applied a generous approach to its own jurisdiction. The most significant ...

Look for a Book: Spreading the Joy of Reading in Local Communities

Look for a Book: Spreading the Joy of Reading in Local Communities

by Maria Hall

At Mewburn Ellis, we’re passionate about supporting literacy and helping children build a lifelong love of reading. That's why we're proud to launch Look for a Book, a new initiative in partnership ...

Our Involvement with the National Literacy Trust

Our Involvement with the National Literacy Trust

by Maria Hall

At Mewburn Ellis, we believe that reading is more than just a foundational skill, it's a gateway to opportunity, imagination and success.

Mewburn Ellis recognised as one of the UK's Best Workplaces™ for Women 2025

Mewburn Ellis recognised as one of the UK's Best Workplaces™ for Women 2025

by Frances Salisbury

We are proud to announce that we have been named one of the UK’s Best Workplaces™ for Women.

SkyKick Fallout: UKIPO Tightens Rules on Broad Trade Mark Specs

SkyKick Fallout: UKIPO Tightens Rules on Broad Trade Mark Specs

by Andy King

Following the Supreme Court’s decision in SkyKick UK Ltd v Sky Ltd [2024] UKSC 36, the UKIPO has now issued a much-anticipated ‘Practice Amendment Notice’ (‘PAN 1/25’) about the implications of this ...

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FORWARD MAGAZINE

Mewburn Ellis Forward is a biannual publication that celebrates the best of innovation and exploration. Through its pages we hope to inform and entertain, but also to encourage discussion about the most compelling developments taking place in the scientific and entrepreneurial world. Along the way, we’ll engage with the IP challenges that international organisations face every day.