European Union: European Patent Office Attacks Its Examination Backlog -...
In 2016, the EPO granted almost 96,000 patents, an increase of about 40% over the previous year.
View ArticleUK: Patent Box Update - Maucher Jenkins
As a reminder, the patent box regime taxes profits of UK companies (if elected into the regime) arising from relevant intellectual property (IP) assets at a reduced rate of 10%.
View ArticleUK: Are Satellites Beyond The Reach Of Patents? - Maucher Jenkins
Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Satellites have been much in the news recently. OneWeb has already launched over 350 LEO satellites and SpaceX has launched over 1700 of its Starlink satellites.
View ArticleEuropean Union: UPC Opens For Business On 1 June - Maucher Jenkins
Germany has now ratified the Unified Patent Court Agreement and, according to its terms, it comes into force on the first day of the fourth month following this final ratification, i.e. 1 June 2023.
View ArticleUK: Unitary Patent + UK Will Be A Popular Strategy - Maucher Jenkins
The Unitary Patent is coming soon. It represents the biggest development in European patent law since the European Patent started in 1978.
View ArticleUK: Don't Let Your Opted-Out European Patent Be Torpedoed - Maucher Jenkins
The German court would have to stay the proceedings pending the decision of the Italian court.
View ArticleUK: Pros And Cons Of The Unified Patent Court (UPC) – Asia Pacific Webinar -...
Pros And Cons Of The Unified Patent Court (UPC) – Asia Pacific Webinar
View ArticleEuropean Union: UPC Opens Opportunity For Central Patent Revocation After The...
Filing opposition against a European Patent is cheap and low-risk. The fee is just €880 and it is rare for costs to be awarded against an opponent who loses.
View ArticleWorldwide: Webinar: Unitary Patent Court: A Step Forward In European Patent...
This webinar will discuss the merits of the Unitary Patent, its value for money and risks.
View ArticleUK: Unified Patent Court – The First Month's Activity - Maucher Jenkins
The Unified Patent Court (UPC) opened for business on 1 June 2023 and, as expected, a number of actions (14 in fact) were filed that day, with two the following day and four more since then.
View ArticleUK: UK Patent Office Takes A Step Ahead Of The EPO In Patenting Deep Learning...
The Practice Note simply says Examiners should not object to inventions involving ANNs under the "program for a computer" exclusion.
View ArticleUK: UK Patent Court Throws Open The Door To Patenting AI - Maucher Jenkins
An interesting decision has emerged from the UK Patents Court supporting the patentability of an artificial neural network (ANN) system.
View ArticleUK: University Spin-outs – New Report For UK And Forthcoming EPO Initiative -...
The UK Government has published results of an independent review of university spin-out companies, reporting that UK university spin-out investment has increase five-fold from £1.06 billion in 2014 to...
View ArticleUK: No Opting-Back-In If There Have Been Earlier National Proceedings -...
The Unified Patent Court (UPC) opened for business in June 2023 and we are in a transition period lasting until 2030, when national courts and the UPC can have jurisdiction over European patents...
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