Cleveland Scott York joins Hemel Hempstead Business Ambassadors

We have joined Hemel Hempstead Business Ambassadors as we prepare to move our Hertfordshire offices to Hatfield this summer.

Partner, Andrew Mackenzie, said of the initiative: “We are proud to support and champion businesses from across Hertfordshire.

“Almost every business and organisation can potentially benefit from having an intellectual property strategy in place and we are always working to engage them in thinking about intellectual property protection.

“We are delighted to be part of Hemel Hempstead Business Ambassadors.”

Is your product linked with a therapeutic effect?

The patent at issue in T 1259/22, whilst expiring in August 2024 with SPCs, highlights some of the major challenges for IP strategy in cell therapy

Copyright, the public domain, and retaining protection for fictional characters via trade marks

With the New Year around the corner, those in the intellectual property field might be keeping a closer eye on the news than others as 1 January marks Public Domain Day.

Description amendment saga continues at the EPO

Recently, the EPO board of appeal issued a decision in T0056/21 confirming that there is no legal basis for making amendments to the description in order to bring it into line with the allowed set of claims.

Stay of proceedings at the UPC

The UPC Rules of Procedure (RoP) set out some circumstances when proceedings may be stayed. The first order at the Court of Appeal (UPC_CoA_22/2024) regarding granting of stays has been issued by the UPC.

EPO accepts digital signatures on assignment documents

Following the publication of a Notice from the EPO dated 9 February 2024, a broader range of electronic signatures are now accepted by the EPO, with effect from 1 April 2024.

UK Court of Appeal ruling on Emotional Perception AI v UK IPO

The UK Court of Appeal has issued its judgement on the UK IPO’s appeal against Emotional Perception AI limited.