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1 July 2025 - Risk Resolution: Tactical Responses to Patent Obstacles

In the last webinar of our Pre-Launch Patent Playbook series, we will discuss how to determine – once the search results are in and reviewed – what really is a risk and how to respond. From the ‘watch...

Events

24 June 2025 - Chemical patent strategy: perfecting the drafting process for Europe

Both during prosecution at the European Patent Office (EPO) and in post-grant opposition, appeal and infringement proceedings there are many potential pitfalls to avoid when drafting patent applicatio...

Events

18 June 2025 - IP Out Webinar on the UKSC decision in For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers

IP Out is pleased to invite you to a timely and important webinar examining the UK Supreme Court ruling in For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers and its implications for organisations.

Events

17 June 2025 - Search Strategy: Streamlined Approaches to Competitor Risk Identification

In the second session of our Pre-Launch Patent Playbook series, we’ll explore how developing and implementing a targeted search strategy – which will yield relevant results – is key to cost-effective ...

News

Three WTR global leaders recognised at Kilburn & Strode, “the best firm to work with in the United Kingdom.”

We are proud that three of our trade mark partners, Iain Stewart, Ryan Pixton and Rowena Tolley, have been named as Global Leaders by World Trademark Review 2025.

Thoughts

R 12/21: Petition for review succeeds after EPO Board of Appeal found to violate right to be heard

The petition for review procedure under Article 112a EPC allows parties adversely affected by a decision of the Board of Appeal (BoA) to request a review by the Enlarged Board of Appeal (EBoA). The ba...

CRISPR

The CRISPR therapeutics landscape in 2025

Once confined to science fiction, precise genetic engineering has become a reality and has profoundly impacted modern medicine.

The Pre-Launch Patent Playbook

The Pre-Launch Patent Playbook: Aligning Patent Risk Assessment with Your Innovation Development Workflows

On 3 June 2025, we held the first webinar in our Pre-Launch Patent Playbook series. Barbara Durling hosted Rike Dekker and Emer Bollinghaus for a discussion on: Aligning Patent Risk Assessment with Yo...

Case law

Dosage regimen patents at the EPO part (II): Recent case law

Dosage regimen patent applications are typically filed a few years after the original application to compounds and their medical uses. Often a clinical trial will already be underway, investigating di...

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