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Safeguarding investments: The value of IP due diligence in food & drink
All investors have a keen eye for an investment opportunity and the finer details of a deal. However, experience has taught us that when you are being pitched a new food or drink product, the intangible assets probably won’t be adequately disclosed in the company’s slide deck or accompanying business plan.
Attracting investors: The role of intellectual property in food & drink
Every type of business needs to get off to the best possible start. For a food & drink business the best possible start will almost always involve investment but how can you use intellectual property (IP) to make your foods and drinks more attractive to potential investors?
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How to prepare while we wait for the upcoming AI regulation
A question that could also be “how do I avoid ending up in legal action like the present in the United States targeting Google for web scraping?”
SPC Shake-up? Proposals for new and revised EU Regulations raise concerns
The EU Commission published four proposals for amending the current regime for Supplementary Protection Certificates (SPCs) to enable a centralised examination of national and unitary SPCs. We summarise the proposals and some aspects of concern.
The Legal 500 2024
Potter Clarkson has once again received high recognition in the latest The Legal 500 2024 rankings. This respected guide is considered the clients' foremost resource for identifying the top law firms, attorneys, and solicitors in the UK.
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Relief for US applicants - EPO takes a pragmatic decision on priority
The EPO’s Enlarged Board of Appeal has issued a decision favouring patent applicants on the often tricky question of priority. This may come as a relief to US-based applicants, particularly with pre-AIA priority applications.
Scotch whisky client secures win in Scottish trade mark appeal case
We are pleased to announce a landmark win for our client Aceo Limited before the Scottish Court of Session, involving its COLEBURN brand.
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Unmasking counterfeit pharmaceuticals: What is the actual harm counterfeit pharmaceuticals cause?
In June this year Europol Operation Pirates 1 took place seizing fake goods including counterfeit pharmaceuticals worth over €33m. Then between April and October another operation seized over 10.5 million medicinal products worth over €40m.
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Elon Musk’s X faces trade mark lawsuit from a social media ad agency
Last year Elon Musk acquired Twitter. The social media platform has undergone a series of changes but the major one must be its rebranding to X. Many felt the letter X was so generic, it could land the company into legal trouble. This happened this week when a social media ad agency launched a federal lawsuit against X Corp in Florida.
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Standard Essential Patents: News roundup
Our latest news roundup covers FRAND-rate setting and SEP policy updates.
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Do patents apply in space?
Space exploration and the development of related technology are rapidly expanding fields, and with that expansion comes the need to protect intellectual property in space. This of course includes patents but do patents apply in space?
Who are the leaders in brand-led engineering?
Engineering businesses typically fall into one of two camps: either product-led or engineering-led. Brand-led engineering is a third option and one that is quickly gaining popularity.
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IP in software: Software for MedTech
Digital health is the use of software and digital technology in healthcare. It is a huge growth area with a myriad of new health and fitness tracking devices (and associated software), APIs and apps flooding the market that interact with health care providers, pharmaceutical companies and health insurance providers.
Is net zero in the UK at risk?
Criticisms of the UK Prime Minister’s recent announcement that several net zero policies will be diluted are fuelling debate on whether the UK can continue to lead on climate action if it is seen as back-tracking on climate policies. Do his comments signal that net zero in the UK could be at risk?
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Understanding IP due diligence for seed and pre-seed start-ups
In the realm of start-ups and investments, investors are now placing an increasingly high value on the critical role IP plays in the growth trajectory of start-ups. As a result, many are now asking IP professionals to provide them with independent verification that the start-ups they are interested in genuinely understand IP and, more importantly, how to use it strategically to underpin their growth and future success.
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UPC delivers a landmark preliminary injunction in the life sciences sector
In a landmark ruling the local division of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) in Munich issued a preliminary injunction against NanoString Technologies based on European Patent 4 108 782 B1, successfully asserted by 10x Genomics and President and Fellows of Harvard College (licensee and patentee).