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Intellectual property
UK Supreme Court affirms relevance of post-sale confusion for trade mark infringement for first time
Realistic post-sale circumstances can be considered when assessing similarity and likelihood of confusion
Intellectual property
Is there a need to rethink employee inventor remuneration in the light of AI involvement?
With AI gaining relevance in invention-processes, questions arise about whether this might devalue inventor remuneration and how companies should react.
Intellectual property
Life after SkyKick: UKIPO applies Supreme Court's ruling and issues examination guidance
UKIPO has held two applications to be in bad faith in entirety and is raising bad faith objections at examination
Intellectual property
English High Court grants Samsung interim licence declarations pending final FRAND determination
Guidance from Court of Appeal followed, reinforcing the English courts' willingness to grant interim licence declarations in FRAND proceedings
Life Sciences and Healthcare
High Seas Treaty makes progress with global signatories at UN ocean governance summit
The UN marine biodiversity conference has helped move the treaty closer to ratification although it is not there yet
Life Sciences and Healthcare
Engineering biology among 'frontier industries' named in UK industrial strategy
The technology is one of six identified in the digital and technologies sector plan to spearhead UK economic growth
Intellectual property
English Patents Court grants further interim injunctions to prevent generic launch pending appeal decision on patent and SPCs' validity
This follows the Court of Appeal overturning the Patents Court to grant interim injunctions until the first instance validity judgment
Life Sciences and Healthcare
Will a new European Biotech Act unlock the full potential of biotechnology in the EU?
Call for evidence on the upcoming legislation underlines the importance of the biotech sector for the EU economy
Regulatory and compliance
European Commission publishes new single market strategy to further develop the European market
Proposal to ease burdens on smaller businesses and lift barriers to trade and investment likely to have positive impact on
Intellectual property
European Parliament and Council reach provisional agreement on compulsory patent licensing for crisis management
The agreement emphasises the last resort nature of compulsory licensing but still needs to be adopted formally
Competition, antitrust and trade
What's in the UK and India's historic trade deal?
After years of on-off negotiation, the deal should unlock significant opportunities for businesses in both countries
Life Sciences and Healthcare
Can newly enacted UK rules simplifying approval for precision bred plants survive the EU reset?
Genetic tech regulations set to come into force in November but UK and EU agree dynamic alignment on agrifood products
