Category: Insights

Broad Institute maintains patents to Gene Scissors in the US

The CRISPR-Cas9 technology, the so called “gene scissors” which allow for targeted genome-editing, is subject to a patent dispute

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New UK intellectual property minister reaffirms UK commitment to the Unified Patent Court

There is a new sheriff in town. Jo Jonson takes over from Baroness Neville Rolfe as UK Intellectual Property

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BEPS from an IP perspective

Part 1 – Introduction to BEPS for IP professionals The focus on IP related issues is becoming increasingly more

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UK inches towards UPC ratification

There was a sigh of relief at the end of November when the UK announced that it would proceed

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Danish designer barred from using own name as trademark

About a year ago the Danish Commercial and Maritime Court gave their decision in a case between Topbrands and

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South America: New PPH agreements launched

The ever expanding Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) network keeps getting new additions, and as usual, the Awapatent IP Blog

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The President-elect and Intellectual Property

As election night in the US evolved, the Democratic community slowly started to realise the probability, and later the

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Cautious optimism regarding 2017 UPC implementation

During the meeting of the EU Competitiveness Council on 28 November 2016 in Brussels, the UK Minister of State

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Interesting decision on conflicts of interest

Ethics and the risk of conflicts of interest are issues that all law firms have to beware of and

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Graphical presentation no longer a requirement for EU trademarks

On 16 December 2015, the new Regulation 2015/2424 of the European Parliament and of the Council came into effect.

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