The UK Court of Appeal has upheld the High Court decision that communications made using the Amazon IP rights notification and takedown system were unjustified threats of intellectual property litigation.
From 1 April 2024, the European Patent Office (EPO) is offering reduced official fees for micro-entities.
In decision T 1252/20, the EPO has broadened the ability to protect known substances or compositions, for use in medicine.
On 20 December 2023, the UK Supreme Court ruled that a machine acting autonomously and powered by artificial intelligence (AI) cannot be an inventor within the meaning of the UK Patents Act 1977 (UKPA).
Following the EPO administrative council announcement of 13 October 2023, Rule 126(2) EPC, commonly referred to as the 10-day rule, has now been abolished.
This case shows that a Formstein or Gillette-type defence is available when equivalents are being considered and provides a legal reasoning for how it will fit into the existing infringement test.