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The recently published response of the UK government to a..

When we reviewed our list of the most opposed European patents of..

In this Forward: On Demand vlog, Eliot Ward gives us an overview of..

We are delighted to once again be ranked ‘gold tier’ in IAM PATENT..

We are delighted to have been named UK Firm of the Year for Patent..

The future of food is big business and it’s only going to get bigger..

Plastic is prevalent in all areas of society, as is the growing..

“A reader lives a thousand lives before they die”. From Homer to..

In our series on future food, we have explored the exciting..

With the 2021 changes to the examination guidelines, the EPO changed..

In response to a decree issued by the Russian Government^[1] on 6..

In recent times, the European Patent Office (EPO) has increased its..

On 18 January 2022, Austria became the thirteenth EU country to..

On 21st December 2021 the EPO rejected the two appeals filed by Dr..

The President of the EPO has recently announced a plan to move the..

On 2 December 2021, Austria became the thirteenth EU country to pass..

To coincide with the launch of COP26 we have released a new report..

We are delighted to have once again been ranked Band 1 in Chambers &..

Congratulations to Rebecca Anderson-Smith, Callum McGuinn and Ben..

In 2021, innovation really has been a hot topic, with the..

Mewburn Ellis is proud to be ranked top tier for our patent and trade..

On 21 September 2021, the UK Court of Appeal rejected an appeal..

The next hurdle in the way of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) opening..

Every year at the EPO about 3000-4000 patents are opposed. This..

Last month the UK government launched a new Innovation Strategy,..

Partner Robert Watson recently participated in a Corporate LiveWire..

Whether double patenting, the granting of more than one patent for..

We are delighted to once again be ranked ‘gold tier’ in IAM PATENT..

There has been a recent change to Rule 19 EPC which concerns..

On 7 June 2021, the UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) launched..

Results from the most recent European qualifying examinations (EQE)..

Our Special Report Pharma and Life Sciences Patent Extensions in..

We are delighted to be ranked Tier 1 for Patent Prosecution UK in MIP..

We are delighted to once again be recognised in the Financial Times..

3rd June 2021 marks the 4th World Bicycle Day, which, in the words of..

In a recent case (T-579/19), the European Court of Justice (ECJ) had..

Almost two decades ago the European Commission (EC) launched a..

AI is a hot topic for the current UK government. Last year, the UK..

In a recent success for one of our clients, we overcame an objection..

The European Patent Office (EPO) recently published its 2020 Patent..

Tech Nation recently published their latest report on the state of..

Germany – Europe’s largest economy – is an important market with..

Chemical inventions are subject to the same criteria as all..

From its first steps in North Shields to international stature, how..

The Enlarged Board of Appeal (EBoA) has now issued their decision ..

In recent years, antibody engineering has moved into a new phase of..

Humans generate a mind-boggling amount of data each day. This..

We believe that IP can play an important positive role in commercial..

The long awaited EPO Guidelines update has now been published (albeit..

What is a patent document and why could it be useful to your R&D team?

Robert Watson has been appointed to the EPO’s Standing Advisory..

A new edition of the EPO examination guidelines will come into force..

It is common currency that intellectual property (IP) is an important..

We are excited to announce the launch of our new Validation..

As the technical capabilities of smartphones continue to rise at an..

Intellectual property (“IP”) – patents in particular – form a key..

Kate O’Rourke sets out the principles for UK and EU trade mark..

We have continued to demonstrate impressive growth with a series of..

It is sometimes difficult to obtain patent protection for inventions..

As anticipated, the Düsseldorf Regional Court, in its decision Nokia..

On 26 November 2020, the German Bundestag approved the ratification..

CITMA is celebrating a major victory on Brexit in the wake of the..

In recent years, antibody engineering has moved into a new phase of..

We are pleased to report that Mewburn Ellis has been ranked Band 1 in

Congratulations to Rebecca Anderson-Smith, Callum McGuinn and Ben..

Patent Box legislation has been very much in vogue over the last few..

We are delighted to be ranked top tier for our patent practice in the..

Plant-based protein alternatives have arrived in the UK in a big way,..

As discussed in our Patentability of Software and Business Method..

The history of humanity is the history of food technology. From the..

Dr Ben Tolley and Dr Nick Sutcliffe of the Life Sciences team look at..

3D printing, known in industry as “additive manufacturing”, has..

Before Covid-19, I often used to buy my lunch in one of those..

Movers and shapeshifters in the world of solid state chemistry

Have..

Compelling advancements in cellular science could soon see us..

The four thousand or so European patents that are opposed every year..

Case 10 – T 1020/03 (EPO Board of Appeal, 29 October 2004)          

Breaking News in Nokia vs. Daimler (2 O 34/19) - (FRAND/SEP case)

As part of our Thought Leaders series, Mewburn Ellis Senior Associate..

We often receive enquiries asking whether a particular..

“3D printing” was first developed in the 1980s as a technique for..

In their recent article in Nature Food, high-profile figures in the..

Amazon has agreed to acquire self-driving start-up Zoox for USD $1.2..

Since 1990 businesses seeking to defend their intellectual property..

Since 2015, two major biscuit manufacturers, have been doing battle,..

Case 9 – T 734/12 (EPO Board of Appeal, 17 May 2013)                 ..

In a statement to Parliament on 20 July 2020, the government formally..

Forward: features discuss and celebrate the best of innovation and..

As medical treatments become increasingly bespoke, we reveal some..

On May 5, 2020, the Cartel Senate of the German Federal Supreme Court..

The simple answer is: yes. Thanks for reading this post, stay tuned..

“Invention is the most important product of man’s creative brain. The..

As previously discussed, data driven approaches have revolutionised..

The UK Government has announced that trials of rental e-scooters will..

Forward: features are independent pieces written for Mewburn Ellis..

On 24 June 2020, the UK Supreme Court (UKSC) confirmed the UK courts’..

Case 8 – T 1695/07 (EPO Board of Appeal, 28 September 2011)         ..

Lithium-ion batteries can be found in almost every portable..

Many inventions in the field of bioinformatics (a term that we will..

The push towards a circular economy promises huge rewards for..

We are delighted to once again be recognised in the Financial Times’..

We are delighted to once again be ranked ‘highly recommended’ in ‘IAM..

From the outside, tyres appear unassumingly simple. But below the..

Self-improvement products are everywhere around us, on our..

As part of our Thought Leaders series, Mewburn Ellis Partner Sarah..

The European Patent Office (EPO) now has a dedicated webpage..

On 14 May 2020, the Enlarged Board of Appeal of the European Patent..

Case 7 – T 879/12 (EPO Board of Appeal, 27 August 2014)            

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Our client, Duke-NUS, has helped to develop a new, rapid serological..

On 14 May 2020, the Enlarged Boards of Appeal of the European Patent..

From the far east to the east coast of America, the world is taking..

VE day on Friday 8 May 2020 is the 75^th anniversary of the end of..

Congratulations to Sofia Arenal, Chris Denison, Stephen Gill, Sean..

The European Patent Office (EPO) now has a dedicated webpage..

In the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, bemcentinib produced..

A large effort is underway globally to ensure that there are enough..

As discussed in a previous blog, the UK Government has the power to..

Recent interesting reports highlight an emerging practice borne out..

We are delighted to announce five new roles across three of our..

On 20 March 2020, three years after the challenge was originally..

The health and wellbeing of each of us depends upon a number of vast..

Part 2 of this blog was published on 17 April 2020. Please read for..

I guess it isn't all that surprising that it was tricky to get Nick..

Andrea Brewster, lead executive officer at IP Inclusive, writes for..

Yesterday the UK Government published its negotiating objectives for..

Deirdre Sanders, president of the Boston Patent Law Association and a..

Case 4 - T 801/06 (EPO Board of Appeal, 4 March 2009)

We are delighted to announce the high-profile appointment of Dr...

Case 3 - T 1642/06 (EPO Board of Appeal, 23 August 2007)     

In recent times, the European Patent Office (EPO) has increased its..

We are proud and excited to be starting our second year as an..

What’s all this about?

Claims directed to methods of simulation or..

In one of the most high profile cases of recent years, a European..

We are delighted to be recommended in JUVE's Patent UK ranking 2020..

The European Patent Office (EPO) recently released some initial data..

The world’s population is ageing.  In 2018, for the first time in..

In our blog Green graphene - the pursuit of sustainability we looked..

What is bioinformatics?

Bioinformatics is a term which we will use as..

As discussed in a previous post, most types of biological or medical..

Despite the success of organ transplantation since its inception in..

Recently, the Indian Union Cabinet approved a proposal for the Indian..

Third lymphocyte lineage shows its mettle

B lymphocytes, a type of..

The Australian innovation patent system is on its last legs, which..

A biomarker, an amalgamation of the term ‘biological marker’, is a..

In a recent blog, Eleanor Maciver reviewed a variety of promising..

16-17 November 2019 saw a momentous occasion: innovators, creators..

Our new research has revealed several recent patterns regarding the..

Mewburn Ellis has dug deep into a decade of EPO life sciences'..

The opportunities for innovation in medical cannabis dovetails with..

Antibody development is a mature field of technology.  There are..

With global deployment now exceeding five million, electric vehicles..

Case 1 – T 1859/08 ( EPO Board of Appeal, 5 June 2016)            

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“As a child I was always interested in the way things work – mucking..

Large consumer companies are increasingly focusing on reworking their..

“Arguing with people about molecules is my dream job,” says Katherine..

“Today is the 29^th anniversary of my joining Mewburn Ellis,” remarks ..

Printing with graphene is a large and growing field, representing a..

There is still a relatively prevalent view in the field of..

As society becomes more aware of the adverse effects of single-use..

Case 2 – T 0099/13 (EPO Board of Appeal, 14 January 2016)         

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Cars are developing more and more into computerized mobile platforms...

Immunotherapy employs the patient’s immune system against cancer. ..

It has been widely reported in the media recently that we need to do..

The human genome contains roughly 20,000 genes that encode proteins...

In previous blogs we have highlighted how certain families of..

Throughout the 20^th century, plastic has become increasingly..

The integration of technology based on artificial intelligence into..

A hot topic on everyone’s lips at the moment is Climate Change and..

Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) technology has attracted a lot of..

With shifting attitudes surrounding cannabis-based drugs, it is..

The road to an approved drug is well known to be an arduous journey...

Innovators in advanced materials can face an uphill struggle to get..

Fermented foods have been known for millennia and form an important..

In an earlier blog Sam Bailey discussed the growing demands for high..

Search the term 'intermodality' and you'll turn up a number of..

A recent episode of the BBC World Service’s excellent series “50..

Affective computing may be a multi-billion -dollar business, but much..

Science kits may have inspired generations of children to become..

Graphene has been widely heralded as a game-changer in the research..

As new treatments drive a shift towards treating cancer as a..

In Forward magazine edition 2, we met up with Team Bath Racing..

In this article, Paul Liu and Ashley Barton from Duane Morris LLP..

Twenty­-five years ago Tuerk and Gold reported the Selex method...

There are many reasons why an applicant may wish to speed up the..

Thanks to significant advances in genetics, we are not only getting..

Theoretically, at least, graphene can be produced from any carbon..

As congestion in cities rises, existing transportation can no longer..

Cultured meat is rapidly emerging alongside plant-and..

July has seen the publishing of the European Patent Office’s (EPO)..

Revised Rules of Procedure at the Boards of Appeal have been approved..

Even though the decision in Myriad is now 6 years old and there have..

Battery technology is an area of constant innovation.  For years we..

Mobility patterns are changing and technological innovations in..

When you hear the term “gender medicine”, what comes to mind? For..

Singapore’s biotech industry plays a key role in shaping the..

Government policy on the prescription of cannabis-derived medicines..

We are delighted to be ranked in Managing Intellectual Property: IP..

We are delighted to be ranked highly recommended in ‘IAM 1000: The..

Exciting news in the personalised medicine space – the EU has just..

As a child growing up in Blackburn, near Manchester, UK, Ilyas Vali..

Discussion about future mobility tends to focus on the strategies of..

An Expert View column originally published in The Pharma..

In recent years we have seen dramatic advances in our understanding..

While the general idea of customising treatment to patients is not..

Breakthroughs in healthcare promise a future in which the individual..

While much attention and noise has surrounded the growth in the..

There’s a lot to like about hydrogen.  It’s light; it’s abundant (at..

In a recent article published in Intellectual Property Magazine, ..

In the 15 years since Professors Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov..

Ruling on the big pharma Actavis v ICOS case, the UK Supreme Court..

In our new magazine Forward, we interview C Hunter Baker of Wolf,..

We are delighted to announce that Kate O’Rourke will join the firm on..

A new referral to the Enlarged Board raises this question...

The..

We are entering an age of precision medicine, with patients receiving..

Once only a figment of the imagination in literature such as Mark..

As a survey of 25,000 consumers in 20 countries, and a study that has..

EPO Board of Appeal 3.3.01 is referring a number of questions..

Companies need to think carefully about how they protect, manage and..

As we reported previously, EPO Technical Board of Appeal 3304..

In September 2018, NHS England entered into an agreement with Novartis

The field of genomics has seen incredible advances over the past few..

With a growing economy, and a large, ageing population, China is..

Autonomous driving (AD) is on everyone’s lips when it comes to the..

The future of the automotive sector will be fundamentally different..

I’ve spent the last few days talking with biotech entrepreneurs, VC..

Emma Graham and Graeme Moore attended the EPO’s “Patenting..

New genomic and proteomic analysis technologies allow for diagnosis..

Massive social, economic and technology trends are converging to..

We may be approaching the end of the year, but the saga of patents..

Early-stage biotech companies are often founded based on the exciting..

Clovis Oncology has announced that the European Patent Office (EPO)..

Life science ‘start-ups’, ‘spin-outs’ and SMEs are some of the most..

The UK Supreme Court issued its decision today on the Warner Lambert..

In recent years, we have witnessed a remarkable healthcare..

We understand that early-stage biotech companies do not have it easy...

The spread of antibiotic-resistant infections is one of the most..

Quite a lot of people think of new games and puzzles, and wonder..

The Japanese Intellectual Property Association (JIPA)  has been..

Professor Sir Greg Winter’s pioneering work using phage display for..

The existing European patent system was unaffected by the UK leaving..

Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court issued two important decisions..

On Thursday 19 April, we were proud hosts of an American Intellectual..

In many jurisdictions a product or process may be held to infringe..