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Top tips for ex-parte oral proceedings before the EPO’s Examining Division and Boards of Appeal.

In a recent case, the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court (IPEC) had to consider whether the manufacturer of the famous AGA stoves had legitimate reasons to oppose the activities of a company selling AGA stoves that it had converted to run on electricity rather than on traditional fossil fuels.

In recent years, the demand for vegan products has surged, driven by growing consumer awareness of animal welfare, environmental sustainability, and personal health. However, with this increase in demand comes the challenge of accurately labelling vegan products, not to mention the associated risk of greenwashing.

Global shipping makes up about 2-3% of global carbon emissions. Although that might not sound like a lot, it is unfortunately 2-3% of quite an alarmingly high number. Big data can and should be used to help propel the decarbonisation process of the maritime industry towards its ambitious climate targets.

The effect of rapid development of generative AI on copyright law continues to challenge the lawmakers and courts. Whilst the UK High Court is yet to reach its decision on liability for copyright infringement in the AI training data in Getty Images v Stability AI, the Chinese case of Ultraman became the first to recognise liability of AI-generated content for copyright infringement.

The use of "not..." in conjunction with product names has become a contentious issue in law, particularly concerning terms that are legally protected or where certain criteria need to be met in order to use the description.