1/26/2026 11:39:42 AM Irides: Weekly global patent litigation update By Myles Jelf Robert Burrows Milly Wickson Rebekka Thomas Jonathan Ross Kate O'Sullivan +3 more... Show less This edition features updates from: the Unified Patent Court (UPC), the United States of America (USA) and Canada. The Irides Weekly...
1/23/2026 12:01:20 PM UK Supreme Court delivers judgment on contractual interpretation of termination clauses in standard form contracts By Sarah Hill On 15 January 2026, the UK Supreme Court delivered judgment in Providence Building Services Limited v Hexagon Housing Association Limited...
1/20/2026 4:47:10 PM Tony the Tiger, Meet the Regulator: New rules for advertising ‘Less Healthy Food’ products come into effect By Kyrana Hulstein Advertisers will need to think twice before letting their mascots, jingles or signature colourways loose on TV or online, as new...
1/19/2026 1:03:20 PM Industry S4 EP1: Fictional drama meets real world law By Naina Patel WARNING: This article contains spoilers about the Season 4 premiere of Industry.The Season 4 premiere of the HBO and BBC drama series,...
1/19/2026 9:32:39 AM Irides: Weekly global patent litigation update By Gregory Bacon Matthew Raynor Amy Howlett Florence Plisner +1 more... Show less This edition features updates from: Germany, China, EU/Germany, Denmark, The United Kingdom (UK) and the Unified Patent Court (UPC). The...
1/16/2026 2:38:37 PM Medical device simplification in detail: orphan and breakthrough device designations By Jamie Hatzel We wrote recently about the European Commission’s proposals to simplify the EU Medical Device Regulation (“MDR”)[1] and EU In Vitro...
1/16/2026 1:35:54 PM What Top 10 EU And UK Life Sciences Regulatory developments are we following in 2026? By Xisca Borrás There is so much legislative change in the EU and UK in the life sciences sector at the moment that it is sometimes difficult to keep up...
1/15/2026 10:44:54 AM The Art of Sponsorship: Luxury Brand Partnerships in Arts and Culture By Laura Harwood Camille Beckmann Arts and culture sponsorship brings together brands and cultural institutions (such as museums, galleries, theatres and music venues) in...
1/14/2026 12:17:43 PM Ofcom’s new super-complaints regime under the Online Safety Act enters force By Mike Edgar Timothy Minton On 1 January 2026, the new regime that allows organisations to make super-complaints to Ofcom under the OSA entered into force. This...
1/12/2026 10:12:22 AM Irides: Weekly global patent litigation update By Richard Pinckney Adrian Chew Luke Norton Nadine Bleach Alex Mocanu +2 more... Show less This edition features updates from: The United Kingdom (UK), the United States of America (USA) and the Unified Patent Court (UPC). The...
1/9/2026 10:07:18 AM When a car climbs a hill but a trade mark falls flat By Angelica Martellato Sarah Husslein Following Mercedes' win for its radiator-grille, this is another article related to the assessment of the distinctive character. In...
1/6/2026 9:38:59 AM Grille of distinction: Mercedes wins EU Appeal for radiator grille as a trade mark By Angelica Martellato Sarah Husslein The EUIPO’s First Board of Appeal overturned a partial refusal and allowed Mercedes-Benz’s radiator grille design to proceed to...