The implementation of the Windsor Framework on 1 January 2025 marked a significant turning point in the UK’s regulatory landscape for human medicines. Among the most consequential changes are those affecting the legal basis and procedural requirements for Supplementary Protection Certificates (SPCs) and paediatric extensions.
The Enlarged Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office has issued a landmark decision significantly altering the interpretation of what constitutes prior art.
The launch of the Cali Fund at COP16 marked a new international framework for sharing benefits from Digital Sequence Information (DSI). But while the broad architecture of the Fund has been agreed much remains uncertain for businesses, especially SMEs navigating this evolving landscape.
The Court of Appeal (CoA) confirms the UPC’s jurisdiction over infringements committed before 1 June 2023 and during an opt-out period where the European patent is subsequently opted back into the jurisdiction of the UPC.
A new report from the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), released in June 2025, has laid bare the growing scale and sophistication of food and drink counterfeiting across Europe. The coordinated effort, carried out by Europol and Interpol, resulted in the seizure of over €90 million worth of counterfeit food and beverages in 2024. This included 22,000 tonnes of fake food and more than 850,000 litres of alcoholic drinks.
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.