IP news and developments

Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy is a personalised cancer treatment that is gaining greater visibility and enthusiasm as research advances and success in...

In recent years, the Patent Board of the Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (National Institute of Industrial Property “INPI”) has implemented a series of...

Sharon Crane analyses the efforts USPTO is making to increase diversity and minimise gender bias in the Patent Bar...

In 2015, Suntory Holdings Limited sought to patent a carbonated beverage comprising both Reb M and Reb A which in combination provided the function...

While ‘hashtag trade marks’ consisting of the hash symbol ‘#’ and one or more words are accepted by most trade mark offices, for example,...

CET Vice President, Robert Watson, gives a personal view on the current legal position and some thoughts about what might happen next, along with...

How approaches to double patenting in some jurisdictions leaves a gap in protection that can be exploited by third parties. A fundamental pillar of a...

The (re-)emergence of the inventive concept in UK patent law The English courts are increasingly turning to the notion of the “inventive concept”, as distinct...