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Mewburn Ellis is the first UK IP firm to join UN Global Compact

Mewburn Ellis announce that they have joined the UN Global Compact initiative – a voluntary leadership platform for the development, implementation, and disclosure of responsible business practices.

UK case law update with a focus on AI and technology

Robert Cumming, head of litigation at Appleyard Lees, presented at the CITMA Spring Conference earlier this year. Adopting the theme of creation, Robert explores the historical developments which led to the concept of legal personality in English law and, through analysis of the latest case law considers whether and when artificial intelligence may own and enforce intellectual property rights in a similar way to a company.

Boult wins Wellbeing Firm of the Year

Boult is delighted to have been named as Wellbeing Firm of the Year at the Legal Benchmarking Group Social Impact EMEA Awards 2024.

New hire at EIP’s regional hub in Sweden

As the second anniversary of its opening approaches, EIP’s Sweden office hires Rasmus Fredlund, a Swedish and European Patent Attorney.

AGA succeeds in trade mark infringement claim against supplier of ‘AGA eControl’ cookers

Under the UK Trade Marks Act 1994 it is not usually an infringement of a registered trade mark to use the trade mark in relation to goods that were originally put on the market in the UK or the EEA by, or with the consent of, the trade mark proprietor.

Fond Farewell to Wolfgang Maucher

Maucher Jenkins are sorry to announce the death of their former partner Wolfgang Maucher, who passed away on 31 August 2024 at the age of 84.