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UK comparable trade marks: grace period ends soon
UK comparable trade marks: grace period ends soon
Article
Oct 13, 2025
3 min

UK comparable trade marks: grace period ends soon

As 2025 draws to a close, brand owners face an important deadline that could affect their UK trade mark rights. From 1 January 2026, it is no longer possible to rely on evidence of use in the EU to maintain the validity of UK comparable trade marks (often called “Brexit clones”). This marks the end of the grace period for use, originally set out in the UK/EU Withdrawal Agreement.

Chambers and Partners 2026
Chambers and Partners 2026
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Nov 1, 2025
3 min

Chambers and Partners 2026

We’re proud to announce that Potter Clarkson has once again been recognised in the Chambers UK Guide 2026.‍‍

Firm News
June 20, 2025
4 min

Potter Clarkson supports launch of groundbreaking Carbon-Loop Biomanufacturing Hub

Potter Clarkson is proud to support the launch of the £14 million Carbon-Loop Sustainable Biomanufacturing Hub (C-Loop), a major new UK initiative designed to transform industrial waste into valuable, sustainable products using engineered biology.

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G 1/24: EPO’s decision on claim interpretation
Case Update
June 19, 2025
5 min

G 1/24: EPO’s decision on claim interpretation

In G 1/24, the EPO’s Enlarged Board of Appeal (EBA) has confirmed that the description and drawings must always be consulted when interpreting the claims to assess the patentability of an invention, not only where ambiguity arises. This brings EPO practice more closely in line with national courts and the Unitary Patent Court (UPC).

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Case Update
June 17, 2025
4 min

Royal Unibrew case highlights growing legal pressure on sustainability claims

As global regulatory scrutiny around sustainability claims intensifies, greenwashing remains a pressing legal and reputational risk for companies, not to mention a growing focus for law firms.

FMCG
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June 13, 2025
1 min

Financial Times Europe’s Leading Patent Law Firms 2025

Potter Clarkson has been recognised in the Financial Times’ 2025 ranking of Europe’s Leading Patent Law Firms, based on recommendations from more than 3,300 clients and peers.

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Article
June 12, 2025
6 min

Formula 1's next engine formula: power, politics, and patents

Formula 1 is on the cusp of a significant transformation, with the sport considering drastic changes for its next set of engine regulations. Ethan Silverstone, patent attorney and former F1 engineer, considers the strategic IP decisions going on behind the scenes.

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May 30, 2025
3 min

IAM Patent 1000: The World's Leading Patent Professionals 2025

We’re proud to share that Potter Clarkson has once again been ranked among the world’s leading patent firms in the IAM Patent 1000: The World’s Leading Patent Professionals 2025.

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May 29, 2025
7 min

Should AI developers be free to train their models on existing copyright works? The UK government is no longer so sure.

The “training” of AI models generally requires the ingestion of large quantities of data in the form of existing musical, literary, graphic or other works. If these works are protected by copyright, then their reproduction as a result of this process will, if unlicensed by the copyright owners, be an infringement of that copyright, at least in the UK.

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Case Update
May 27, 2025
4 min

UPC rules that Gucci does not infringe leather printing patent

In the first substantive decision of the UPC concerning luxury fashion, the Hamburg Local Division has found Gucci not liable for infringement of patent EP 3 388 490, relating to a method for embellishing natural leather with decorative images.

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Article
May 8, 2025
2 min

New Swedish Patent Act

On 1 January 2025, a new and modernised Swedish Patent Act entered into force, replacing the Patent Act from 1967.

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April 30, 2025
9 min

Patenting software inventions in Europe: Understanding the need for a technical contribution (2)

Continuing our new series of articles, we discuss key takeaways from another recent decision by the Boards of Appeal at the European Patent Office, as these provide learning points for those seeking patent protection for software inventions in Europe.

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Case Update
April 23, 2025
6 min

UPC confirms jurisdiction to hear cases on the infringement of non-UP national designations of a patent

The UPC Paris Local Division has ruled that it has jurisdiction to determine infringement of designations of a European patent which are not UP territories and non-EU states by defendants which are not domiciled in the EU or a UPC contracting member state.

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April 11, 2025
1 min

Potter Clarkson wins UK Patent Prosecution Firm of the Year

We’re proud to announce that Potter Clarkson has been named Patent Prosecution Firm of the Year - UK at the 2025 Managing IP EMEA Awards.

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Patents
Article
March 31, 2025
9 min

Patenting software inventions in Europe: Understanding the need for a technical contribution (1)

As part of a new series of articles, we discuss key takeaways from recent decisions by the Boards of Appeal at the European Patent Office, as these provide learning points for those seeking patent protection for software inventions in Europe.

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Article
March 24, 2025
11 min

Protecting cosmetics brands in a multi-channel market

It is no surprise the multi-channel market is being so actively embraced by cosmetics brands.

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March 17, 2025
1 min

Investing in our people: our new enhanced parental leave policies

We’re proud to support our people - both in and out of the workplace.

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Case Update
March 13, 2025
8 min

Protecting trade secrets in the age of AI: Lessons learnt from the theft of Google trade secrets

In today's rapidly evolving technological landscape, the protection of trade secrets has become more critical than ever. A recent high-profile case involving the theft of Google trade secrets linked to their AI technology highlights the importance of robust intellectual property strategies for businesses, especially those in the technology sector.

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