In a recent decision the Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office (EPO) has for the first time addressed the use of AI to support arguments on claim interpretation, in this case deciding that ChatGPT cannot be used as a...more
Recent European Commission (Commission) proposals, including a broadening of the so-called ‘Bolar exemption’, would substantially change various incentive schemes related to medicinal product approvals, with the stated goal...more
'Go live’ of Unitary Patents and the corresponding Unified Patent Court (UPC) system in the EU is imminent. The UPC system has particular relevance to life sciences and technology transactional and commercial contracts where...more
Hogan Lovells has secured an important victory for its client HTC against IPCom in a long-running patent litigation battle. In its judgment handed down yesterday, the UK Patents Court has struck out a claim that damages for...more
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In February, during the peak of the COVID-19 epidemic in China, the Supreme People’s Court issued a statement that courts at all levels were to assist parties in litigation to file cases or mediate disputes online,...more
From wristbands that count your steps, to skin patches that measure your sun exposure, a wide range of products are entering the wearable-technology market and raising new questions about intellectual property (IP) claims and...more
4/23/2018
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Patent Applications ,
Patent Infringement ,
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Patent Registration ,
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Wearable Technology
On 17 October 2017, Hogan Lovells, London hosted its annual ‘Intellectual Values’ seminar which this year focused on the ‘connected world’. Katie McConnell, a Counsel in our IPMT team, gave a snapshot of the issues arising...more
The UK government’s draft EU Withdrawal Bill (the “Brexit Bill“) aims to incorporate EU directives and regulations into UK domestic law in their current form immediately following Brexit (“Retained EU Law“). This article...more
11/15/2017
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European Patent Convention ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Inventions ,
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Patent Exhaustion ,
Patents ,
Pending Legislation ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Referendums ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Supplementary Protection Certificate ,
UK ,
UK Brexit ,
Unified Patent Court ,
Unitary Patent