Articles by WP Thompson
Fees, Budget, Patent, Patent Prosecution

European Patent Office Fee Increase - 1st April, 2024

The EPO is due to increase its fees on 1st April, 2024.  There are some large increases planned in relation to…
Legal, Patent, Idea generation

LAUNCH OF THE NEW ONE IPO SERVICE FOR PATENTS IN 2024

A corporate report has been published on UK IPO website outlining what users can expect with the rollout of the new…
UPC, Patent, Litigation, Unified Patent Court

SUN TO SET ON OPTING-OUT PRIOR TO THE DAWN OF THE UPC

With the new Unified Patent Court (UPC) due to commence operations from 1st June 2023, and unitary patents to become…
#Patent, #Biotech, #technology, #LifeScience

Bacteria and electricity combined to convert carbon...

With more than 70 countries across the world setting net zero greenhouse gas emissions targets,[1] there is an…
Legal, Patent, Biotech, Litigation

A NEWVARTIS WAY TO LOOK AT INVENTEVA STEP

A recent High Court decision, [2022] EWHC 2847 (Pat), between claimants Teva and defendants Novartis provides clarity…
UPC, Patent, Unified Patent Court

UNITARY PATENT & UNIFIED PATENT COURT

Resources and guidance relating to the Unitary Patent and Unified Patent Court.We should like to share with you a…
Tax, Budget, Patent, R&D, R&D Funding

Support for technology - The Budget

The 2023 Spring Budget saw several exciting announcements for technology companies, which go some way to soften the…
#Fee, #EPO, #Patent, #EuropeanPatentOffice

EPO Official Fee Increase from 1st April, 2023

The EPO has announced an increase in their official fees, which will be effective from 1 April, 2023.  The fees will…
AI, Patent, AI and Blockchain inventions

WHICH QUANTUM COMPUTING MODALITY WILL WIN? PLAYING...

Quantum computing has been a hot topic amongst eager tech-savvy entrepreneurs and academics alike for decades. In…
UPC, Patent, Unified Patent Court

Unified Patent Court

The new UPC “sunrise period” officially commenced today, Wednesday 1st March 2023, marking the start of a three-month…