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Events

4 February 2025 - Global patent strategies in life sciences and chemistry

This exclusive webinar brings together industry veterans Rike Dekker and Nick Lee, who collectively hold over 60 years of experience in patent strategy. They'll share their proven strategies to help y...

Food and Drink

Gastvrij Rotterdam 2024: A taste of what’s cooking in the future of food

If there's one event in the Netherlands that food experts, culinary innovators and trend-spotters look forward to every year, it’s Gastvrij Rotterdam.

Technical Tips

Avoiding pitfalls: Protection for new uses in Europe at the interface of therapy and non-therapy

Claims to a new use can be a valuable part of a patent portfolio in Europe, allowing patentees to obtain protection for a product even if the product is already known for a different use.

Food and Drink

Finding the zest in life, one cocktail at a time….

“Celebrating life, love and friends!” When I heard this was the tagline of our interviewee, Dutch-based leading craft distiller, Toorank, I knew it was going to be a good session!

Food and Drink

From microbes to market: Protecting innovation in precision fermentation

Fermentation has always been at the heart of food and drink production, evolving from ancient techniques to modern marvels.

News

Changes to the SPC system in the UK

The UK IPO has now issued guidance on changes to the Supplementary Protection Certificates (SPCs) system in the UK which will take effect from 1 January 2025.

Technical Tips

The difference between dupes and counterfeits: What consumers and IP Rights owners need to know

As Black Friday approaches, shoppers are gearing up to find deals on everything; from luxury cosmetics to designer handbags.

Events

19 November 2024 - Attacking MedTech patents in the US and Europe – strategies for post-grant proceedings at the USPTO, the EPO and the UPC

Join us for this 30-minute webinar where experts from Kilburn & Strode and Meunier, Curlin & Curfman will explore the key strategies for challenging MedTech patents in the United States and Europe.

Covid-19

Moderna's Patent Pledge

While many think the Covid-19 is something from the past, it’s far from that in patent courts. A fierce battle on the technology behind the vaccines is going on.

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