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UPC Weekly - UPC: extra time, suspensions and replays. Part I – extensions of time

UPC Weekly - UPC: extra time, suspensions and replays. Part I – extensions of time

by Matthew Naylor

2025 Week 26 This is the first in a miniseries of reviews of some hands-on, coalface practice of the UPC, guided by the UPC Court of Appeal (CoA). Here, we look at the UPC’s approach to time limits ...

UPC Weekly - 10x Genomics v. Curio Bioscience – When is an array no longer an array?

UPC Weekly - 10x Genomics v. Curio Bioscience – When is an array no longer an array?

by Eliot Ward

2025 Week 25 Düsseldorf Local Division follows its preliminary finding and decides that Curio’s kit infringes 10x’s product claim (but not its method claims) and makes last year’s preliminary ...

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

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

by Maria Hall

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

Plastics in Transition: EPO Report Highlights Innovation Surge in Waste Management

Plastics in Transition: EPO Report Highlights Innovation Surge in Waste Management

by Eleanor Maciver

The European Patent Office (EPO) has published a new report, Plastics in Transition, analysing patent filing trends across a range of technologies aimed at plastic waste management.

Mewburn Ellis relocates London office to 8 Bishopsgate, furthering commitment to sustainability and growth

Mewburn Ellis relocates London office to 8 Bishopsgate, furthering commitment to sustainability and growth

by Richard Clegg

We are delighted to announce the relocation of our London office to the landmark eco-friendly tower 8 Bishopsgate, marking our next step on our journey to minimise its environmental impact and build ...

Top patent litigator Camilla Balleny to head Mewburn Ellis patent litigation team

Top patent litigator Camilla Balleny to head Mewburn Ellis patent litigation team

by Richard Clegg

We are delighted to announce that life sciences and healthcare specialist litigator Camilla Balleny has joined the firm as of 1 May 2025.

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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.