Although it has its limitations, the number of European patent applications that originate from a country can be taken as an indicator of its R&D productivity. While it may not give us the precision we’d like, it provides a good measure by which to compare the UK with other European nations.
A question in the European Parliament to the Commission has raised the question of whether the UPC is compatible with certain aspects of EU law.
In a referral from German infringement proceedings brought by Ferrari against Mansory Design and its CEO, the CJEU has confirmed the conditions in which unregistered Community design protection is available for part of a product.
Stephen Moore, a patent attorney in our specialist communications and software team, has answered some of the most frequently asked questions we receive about patent protection for software in Europe.
The Graphene Council was founded in 2013. This community now contains more than 30,000 people with an interest in this amazing material. We are proud to announce Potter Clarkson is the latest addition.
Following the Mail on Sunday’s failed appeal in its court case with the Duchess of Sussex, Mark Kramer, copyright specialist at Potter Clarkson, comments.