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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...

News

Supreme Court provides guidance on post-sale confusion in Umbro ruling

The UK Supreme Court has handed down its judgment in Iconix Luxembourg Holdings SARL v Dream Pairs Europe Inc and another, reversing the Court of Appeal’s decision and providing important guidance on ...

The Pre-Launch Patent Playbook

The Pre-Launch Patent Playbook Search Strategy: Streamlined Approaches to Competitor Risk Identification

In the second webinar of a three-part series on IP risk analysis, on 17 June 2025, Emer Bollinghaus, Barbara Durling, and Alex Worley explored the use of strategic patent searching to streamline your ...

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26 June 2025 - G1/24: Clarifying Clear - claim interpretation at the EPO. What you need to do now!

Hot off the press: The EPO has issued its much anticipated Enlarged Board of Appeal Decision on claim interpretation.

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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...

Case law

CJEU delivers judgment in Case C-17/24, CeramTec GmbH v Coorstek Bioceramics LLC

The CJEU has delivered its judgment in Case C-17/24, CeramTec GmbH v Coorstek Bioceramics LLC, on 19 June 2025.

G1/24: EPO Enlarged Board’s decision extinguishes uncertainty on patent claim interpretation

Yesterday, the Enlarged Board of Appeal issued their decision on case G1/24 regarding how patent claims must be interpreted when assessing patentability.

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 ...