In its decision of 10 March 2021, the Enlarged Board of Appeal (EBA) of the European Patent Office (EPO) ruled

Decision makes it clear that a patentee must consider their infringement position at an early stage in proceedings

The government's recent response to views on the implications of AI for IP policy highlights the need to consider protections

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Patents filed, research and investment are undergoing sustained growth, which is reducing costs in an increasingly mature market

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Appellate-level analysis of rarely used defence limits up-front protection for suppliers of goods and services to government

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An extension of tax support measures for business is possible but it is questionable whether now is the right time

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In its decision of November 26, 2020 in the patent infringement action Nokia ./. Daimler the Düsseldorf Regional Court refers