5/9/2025 11:16:48 AM Good news for patentees? An update on pharma PIs in the UK By Claire Phipps-Jones A recent case was brought before the High Court concerning Glenmark's alleged imminent infringement of AstraZeneca's patent covering its...
5/1/2025 5:44:35 PM STOP PRESS: UK Court of Appeal Overturns and Re-Decides FRAND Royalty in Optis v Apple proceedings ([2025] EWCA Civ 552) By Matthew Raynor Sophie Lawrance Richard Pinckney In a major judgment addressing the valuation of standard-essential patent (SEP) licences, the Court of Appeal has overturned the...
4/22/2025 8:25:34 AM Sponsor guidance update: costs and claw backs By Lizzie Field The latest version of the Home Office’s guidance for sponsor licence holders includes updates on the payment of sponsor-related fees. It...
4/16/2025 11:30:02 AM New breakthroughs in healthcare - Our takeaways from the Wired Health Conference 2025 By Stefano Incarbone Naina Patel On 18 March 2025, Bristows attended the Wired Health 2025 conference, which took place at Kings Place in London. It was a day gathering...
4/10/2025 12:30:26 PM Changes in view for the UKIPO By Sarah Husslein Some changes are to be expected for the UKIPO. The results of the IPO’s transformation consultation have been released earlier today....
4/9/2025 10:56:24 AM Ofcom launches its first investigation under the Online Safety Act By Faye Harrison Ofcom has today launched its first investigation into an online service provider under the Online Safety Act (OSA). While many might have...
4/4/2025 9:45:24 AM Nike’s Design Setback As Its Own Earlier Patent Invalidates Its EU Design Registration By Jessica des Landes Simon Clark The Invalidity Division of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) ruled against Nike Innovate C.V. to invalidate one of...
3/24/2025 10:32:22 PM UPC post Electrolux By Richard Pinckney The UPC in IMC Créations v Mul-T-Lock France and Mul-T-Lock Switzerland has applied BSH v Electrolux. The court decided it has...
3/24/2025 3:54:56 PM An Epic reload: Fortnite fires back at iOS in Brazil By Matthew Hunt Sze-Von Lam Epic Games is ‘dropping in’ to Brazil this July by bringing Fortnite to iOS through its very own app store. This comes after a recent...
3/21/2025 3:54:24 PM Misleading pricing in the spotlight: ASA Ruling comes shortly before DMCC Act consumer protection rules enter force By Sean Ibbetson Timothy Minton With the new consumer protection rules from the DMCC Act just around the corner, the ASA has issued another ruling that demonstrates the...
3/21/2025 9:45:58 AM UK Pharma leaders: VPAG is making the UK “un-investable” By Hugo Kent-Egan Alex Denoon Krishiv Desai Various UK pharmaceutical companies yesterday co-signed a report warning that future UK investment is unlikely unless the Government...
3/17/2025 3:46:52 PM Statutory Scheme repayments: the DHSC dots the i's and crosses the t's By Hugo Kent-Egan On Friday, the DHSC published the latest consultation to update the repayment percentage under the Statutory Scheme. This consultation...