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New address for service requirements at the UKIPO affecting comparable (clone) UK trade marks and re-registered designs - effective 1 January 2024
Posted: 01/12/2023
As of 1 January 2024, the UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) is changing its rules concerning addresses for service for certain proceedings affecting United Kingdom trade marks and designs. This important development affects EU/EEA owners and representatives of UK comparable trade marks and re-registered designs (‘cloned rights’)......>>
Associated Press and Open AI: the first news-sharing and technology partnership
Posted: 26/10/2023
The two-year partnership between the Associated Press (AP) and OpenAI, the parent company of ChatGPT, is one that has the potential to influence the way developers access and exploit valuable data sets to train AI. Whilst some of the key details of the deal have not been disclosed, including the commercial terms, what has been shared is that......>>
Penningtons Manches Cooper boosts tech practice with new partner
Posted: 18/10/2023
Top 50 law firm Penningtons Manches Cooper has further expanded its successful and growing technology sector group with the appointment of partner Sarah Kenshall......>>
Consultants and collaborations: beware patent ownership pitfalls
Posted: 11/08/2023
In the ruling of OUI v ONI, IP ownership in the context of an academic entity was at the core of the matter. The law that lay at the root of that dispute concerned ownership of inventions, as specified in the UK Patents Act 1977. This law can also impact on the relationship between companies and retained technical consultants......>>
Burton’s Foods Ltd v Not Guilty Food Co Ltd: the wrong approach?
Posted: 28/06/2023
The UK IPO has rejected an appeal by Not Guilty Food Co Ltd (the appellant), opposing an application by Burton’s Foods Ltd (the respondent) for a figurative series mark (shown above) covering a variety of baked goods, confectionery and desserts in class 30. The appellant relied on its senior UK trade mark registrations for “The Skinny Food Co”......>>

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BioBrief - August 2023
In this edition of BioBrief, we look in detail at a recent case involving university-generated intellectual property and in particular the position of students who contribute to such IP. On a related topic, I give some practical, high-level guidance on the legal position relating to the ownership of inventions when outside consultants are involved.

BioBrief - April 2023
Following recent shockwaves throughout the sector caused by the demise of SVB, in this month’s BioBrief, we provide a link to a timely discussion of the funding options for early stage life sciences companies, published by our friends at OBN.

BioBrief - November 2022
A key strategic issue for many seeking partnerships with Big Pharma or other sources of funding is the robustness of the patent portfolio. IP issues feature in two contributions to this month’s BioBrief: in the first, my colleague Dr Amanda Easey and I present a videocast on the recent decision of the Patents Court.

BioBrief - May 2022
Welcome to the spring edition of BioBrief. We start this edition with an article I wrote recently for OBN Connect magazine which covers the challenges faced by Biotech founders on spin-out and the career change it requires. This is something that I am familiar with as I changed my career from project manager of global clinical trials for IQVIA to being an IP lawyer.

BioBrief - Winter 2021
Welcome to the winter edition of BioBrief. It has certainly been a very busy year for the life sciences industry! Colleagues across our team have been involved in interesting projects, in particular in terms of commercial deals and corporate transactions. We are delighted to report that, amongst others, we advised the shareholders of molecular diagnostics company ATDBio on its sale to NASDAQ Stockholm listed Biotage AB for approximately £45m..

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