European patent law trends in the life sciences & more…Keep up with what has been happening this week in our latest IP news round-up…

Harper James boosts intellectual property team with new hire

Harper James, the full-service business law firm purpose-built to enable entrepreneurial businesses to thrive, has hired Cardiff-based intellectual property expert, Gosia Evans, a Senior Contentious Intellectual Property Solicitor.

European patent law trends in the life sciences

Decisions from the European Patent Office and more recently the Unitary Patent Court continue to develop patent law affecting the life sciences in Europe, writes Mewburn Ellis patent lawyer Nick Sutcliffe.

When is a location a trade mark?

Manchester finds itself in the middle of an intellectual property dispute.

Beck Greener Expands the Life Sciences Team with New Hire

Beck Greener are pleased to announce that Claire Irvine has recently joined the Life Sciences team at Beck Greener Of Counsel. Claire brings to Beck Greener deep knowledge of rapid developments in life science technologies, especially gene-editing, which are impacting both medicine and agriculture.

EPO and Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property meet

A high-level delegation from the Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property (SAIP), led by its CEO Dr Al-Swailem, met with the EPO in Munich on 27 September. Delegates took stock of cooperation projects between the offices and discussed new initiatives to strengthen their partnership and benefit users of the global patent system. The discussions focussed on the successful implementation of the Reinforced Partnership agreement, including SAIP’s re-use of EPO work products, the latest developments in AI-based tools and services and the EPO’s Observatory on Patents and Technologies.