6/1/2026 10:47:53 AM UK venture capital: a market rebounding? By Jamie May Despite a backdrop of persistent geopolitical uncertainty, the UK venture capital (VC) space has entered a period of renewed growth and...
6/1/2026 8:39:40 AM Testing Italy’s patience: Biogen investigated over alleged abuse in MS treatment market By Edwin Bond Antonia Kendrick The Italian Competition Authority (ICA) has launched an investigation into whether Biogen has used its blockbuster multiple sclerosis...
6/1/2026 8:35:54 AM Irides: Weekly global patent litigation update By Gregory Bacon Richard Pinckney Naomi Hazenberg Nadine Bleach Maria Ryan Lucy Sewter +3 more... Show less This edition features updates from: Brazil and the Unified Patent Court (UPC). The Irides Weekly Update is our round-up of patent...
5/28/2026 4:05:56 PM Practical PI lessons at the UPC Court of Appeal: 8 things Abbott v Sinocare teaches us By Eden Winlow Lessons from UPC_CoA_901/2025 based on the Order of 17 April 2026 and attendance at the oral hearing Preliminary injunction (PI) practice...
5/28/2026 2:18:11 PM Rapid reaction: Amazon v InterDigital at the UPC Court of Appeal By Sam Harvey A much anticipated showdown in front of the UPC’s Court of Appeal took place in Luxembourg today in front of a panel of judges comprising...
5/27/2026 3:36:12 PM Bristows - Cease & Discuss: Brexit – where are we now? By Stephanie Taylor Saaira Gill In this episode, Stephanie Taylor and Saaira Gill consider where we are now following Brexit, taking a look at how the UK and EUIPO...
5/26/2026 9:58:03 AM Irides: Weekly global patent litigation update By Liz Cohen Andrew Bowler Chris Dixon Ewan MacAulay Nicholas Round Eden Winlow +3 more... Show less This edition features updates from: The United Kingdom (UK), India, Israel, China, Ecuador and the Unified Patent Court (UPC). The Irides...
5/22/2026 2:56:54 PM Avoiding a Turf War: a reminder of the dangers of anticompetitive information exchange when negotiating the acquisition of a minority shareholding By Robert Vidal James Batsford On 21 May 2026, the Commission issued a Statement of Objections concerning suspected anticompetitive conduct between competitors in the...
5/21/2026 11:57:04 AM Legitimately Interesting podcast | Recent developments on “scientific research” By Jamie Drucker Hannah Crowther In our latest episode of Legitimately Interesting, Jamie and Hannah discuss the recent EDPB guidance on scientific research, changes...
5/21/2026 11:21:37 AM Official UPC Year in Review – Five highlights from 2025 By Chris Dixon The Unified Patent Court (UPC) recently released its second official Annual Review, a copy of which can be found on the UPC’s website at...
5/21/2026 8:45:42 AM UK Court of Appeal issues guidance on online restrictions in selective distribution systems By Robert Vidal Victoria Yuan Restrictions in a selective distribution model affecting online channels or discounting are not automatically illegal but need to be...
5/18/2026 9:10:06 AM Can the name of a fictional character be a Trade Mark? Lessons from Obélix By Sarah Husslein The General Court’s judgment in Case T‑24/25 (OBELIX) provides guidance on the treatment of trade marks derived from fictional...