Unified Patent Court captures 15% of European patent litigation but still far from being primary European patent court
Commentary by Partner Nicholas Fox has been featured in Law Society Gazette, Law Society of Ireland Gazette, World IP Review, Life Sciences Intellectual Property Review, The Canadian Lawyer and The… read more…
Mathys & Squire Partners ranked in the 2024 guide of Managing IP’s IP STARS
Managing IP has released its 2024 guide of the IP STARS legal directory, which recognises the most outstanding practitioners covering several IP practice areas and more than 50 jurisdictions Each… read more…
Does an inventive process entitle you to a claim to an obvious product?
In recent EPO decision T 293/19 a Technical Board of Appeal has suggested that claims to products that could be envisaged as obvious improvements over the prior art, but which could not be produced… read more…
Mathys & Squire promotes three experts to partners
Leading intellectual property (IP) law firm Mathys & Squire is pleased to announce the promotion of Laura Clews, Samantha Moodie and Edd Cavanna to Partners at the firm An extended version of… read more…
Number of drone patents filed worldwide jumps 16% in past year
Commentary by Partner Andrew White has been featured in The Independent and The Patent Lawyer, discussing how R&D in defence, alongside agriculture and logistics, is driving innovation in drone… read more…
Patenting materials in medical devices at the EPO
Materials are important They are the stuff that new things can be made of Whether that’s a functionally coated medical implant, a particularly clear and comfortable ocular device or as part of a… read more…
Update on Mathys & Squire test case in support of open justice
Mathys & Squire filed a test case to secure public access to evidence in the Unified Patent Court (UPC) at the end of November 2023 That case was stayed, pending the UPC Court of Appeal’s… read more…
Mathys & Squire celebrates World IP Day 2024: IP and the SDGs
World Intellectual Property (IP) Day takes place on the 26th of April every year, allowing us to reflect upon the importance of intellectual property in driving innovation and the future of… read more…
Will G1/23 introduce an “on-sale bar” at the EPO?
Recent Enlarged Board of Appeal referral, G1/23, seeks to obtain clarity on when a product, or published technical information relating to such a product, can be considered to be state of the art,… read more…
