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Potter Clarkson are proud to announce that a number of our partners have been nominated by their peers as some of the world's leading practitioners in the "Who's Who Legal" series.

Now that the first interpretation by the courts of the Actavis v Lilly judgment has been handed down, Timothy Powell and Sara Holland examine the recent judgments from a patent attorney perspective and comment on how they may affect the daily life of the patent attorney.

The UK government confirmed that it has formally ratified the agreement allowing for a Unitary Patent and Unified Patent Court (UPC), which aims to provide a more efficient and cost-effective system for patent protection and enforcement across Europe.

Each year on 26 April, professionals from all over the world join forces to mark World IP Day, a day that aims to celebrate innovation and the role that intellectual property plays in protecting valuable ideas.

Although the effects of Brexit are being felt across the UK, the European Patent Office is not an EU institution, meaning that our attorneys here at Potter Clarkson will be able to continue to represent their domestic and overseas clients there after Brexit.

After many years of doubts and uncertainty, the Unified Patent Court (UPC) has now entered the Provisional Application Period (PAP) and is expected to be operational from April 2023.