7/18/2025 3:14:34 PM UK Life Sciences Sector Plan: An ambitious vision for innovation, growth and NHS transformation By Luca Cericola Louisa Jacobs On 16 July 2025, the UK Government launched its Life Sciences Sector Plan as part of its Industrial Strategy (a 10-year plan aimed at...
7/17/2025 2:45:28 PM Podcast: Early UPC case law following BSH v Electrolux By Charlie French Sam Harvey In episode 10 of You, me & the UPC, Charlie French and Sam Harvey look at life in the UPC following the CJEU’s decision in BSH v...
7/17/2025 2:36:50 PM The long arm of the law: the UPC’s approach to jurisdiction post-Electrolux By Charlie French Maria Ryan This article was first published in Kluwer Patent Blog, July 2025. As most IP practitioners will be aware, on 25 February 2025 the Court...
7/17/2025 8:59:33 AM Bristows’ SnippITs - Good faith, lost chances, and concrete consequences: Matière v ABM By Freya Ollerearnshaw This post is the latest in the Bristows’ SnippITs series, which pulls together the key practical takeaways from recent court decisions...
7/17/2025 8:43:19 AM Data, dignity and discretion: Navigating key GDPR challenges in women’s health By Subhalakshmi Kumar Kiran Sidhu One of the key challenges with closing the women’s health gap and expanding the number of offerings available to women (in an industry...
7/14/2025 9:12:37 AM Irides: Weekly patent litigation update By Andrew Bowler Nadine Bleach Liz Cohen Amy Howlett +1 more... Show less This edition features updates from: the United Kingdom (UK), India, the Unified Patent Court (UPC) and Brazil. The Irides Weekly Update...
7/11/2025 8:39:50 AM Some comfort at last - European Commission issues informal guidance endorsing Automotive Licensing Negotiation Group By Sophie Lawrance Katharine Head On 9 July 2025, the European Commission (EC) issued informal guidance (aka a ‘comfort letter’) that the creation of a Licensing...
7/10/2025 11:18:34 AM Drafting a copyright policy for the EU AI Act? See the new EU AI Act Code of Practice By Toby Headdon The final version of the EU AI Act Code of Practice for General Purpose AI Models has been released. There are three chapters, namely (1)...
7/10/2025 8:23:18 AM To Be Or Not To Be … A Medical Device – Is your Femtech software regulated as a medical device in the UK? By Xisca Borrás Ellie Handy Femtech, short for female technology, is an important and fast growing sector. The UK is a key market for femtech as it is ranked second...
7/8/2025 3:12:02 PM The 2019 Hague Judgments Convention is now in force in the UK By Ben Coleman Headline The Hague Convention of 2 July 2019 on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters...
7/8/2025 11:05:41 AM 4Ps in a package: CMA launches a consultation on revised merger guidance By Iva Gobac On 20 June 2025, the CMA launched a consultation on proposed updates to its merger control guidance. These updates, which follow the new...
7/7/2025 7:22:11 PM Irides: Weekly patent litigation update By Richard Pinckney Rachel Mumby Eden Winlow Nicholas Round +1 more... Show less This edition features updates from: the European Patent Office (EPO), the United States of America (USA), India and the Unified Patent...