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The Role Of Intellectual Property Management Software At Bridgestone

Mr Sei Aoki, Chief of the IP Portfolio Design & Management Department, shares Bridgestone Corporation's pressing IP goals and challenges and explains why the company chose Questel's IP management software to support its ambitious roadmap for growth.

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Equinox

Evolito's EPUs Enable Electra's Dream

Evolito has been chosen to supply the Electric Propulsion Units (EPU) for Electra's EL9 blown wing concept, which could see the dawn of a new pathway to commercial electric powered flight.

United Kingdom IP

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Marks & Clerk

UPC Court Of Appeal And UK Supreme Court Concur On High Threshold For Director Liability

The Munich Local Division considered that the directors had acted as intermediaries under Article 63 (1) UPCA and were therefore also liable for the infringing acts.

United Kingdom IP

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J A Kemp LLP

Pricing Stays Private: Appellate Court Draws The Line On FRAND Transparency

The Court of Appeal has provided important guidance on when confidential information in FRAND judgments may be redacted, with particular emphasis on material concerning third parties.

United Kingdom IP

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Lewis Silkin

OT Interviews Phil Merchant, Principal At Marks & Clerk: How Space Innovation Sparked A Patent Gold Rush

United Kingdom IP

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Marks & Clerk

The Dual Track: Parallel EPO Opposition And UPC Revocation Strategies

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Boult Wade Tennant

Pushing The Boundaries Of Green Innovation

United Kingdom IP

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Marks & Clerk

Are Shoes Always A Pair? Not In The Eyes Of The EUIPO Board Of Appeal

United Kingdom IP

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Marks & Clerk

A Turning Point For AI Patent Eligibility?

United Kingdom IP

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HGF Ltd

Granting Its First Permanent Injunction, The UPC Court Of Appeal Rules On The Liability Of Directors For Infringements Committed By Their Companies And The Interaction Of National Court Decisions With UPC Jurisdiction

United Kingdom IP

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Fitness Giants Face Off: Strava Sues Garmin Over Segments And Heatmaps

United Kingdom IP

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Rouse

M&C In The News: Green Chemistry Is Scaling, But Is It Patentable?

United Kingdom IP

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Marks & Clerk

The Show Must(n't) Go On: G 2/24 Closes The Curtain On Interveners' Rights At The EPO

United Kingdom IP

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Lewis Silkin

Is Offering Parts For Self-assembly Direct Patent Infringement? The UPC Offers Guidance

United Kingdom IP

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

UK Government Unveils Ambitious Compute Roadmap To Bolster AI And National Infrastructure

United Kingdom Technology

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Baker Botts LLP

The Tokenised Future: Unlocking Real-World Assets On The Blockchain

United Kingdom Technology

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Barnes Law

Simpler And More Streamlined Sustainability Disclosure For UK Private Fund Managers: Taking Stock And Comparing With The EU

United Kingdom Finance

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Goodwin Procter LLP

Manufacturing Overview: Low Capacity Utilization Meets Potential Tariff Stabilization

United Kingdom International

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AlixPartners

Travers Smith's Sustainability Insights: Why Less Might Be More (Podcast)

United Kingdom Commercial

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Travers Smith LLP

Protecting AI With IP: Comparing Approaches Taken In The US And UK

The swift evolution in artificial intelligence ("AI") has prompted discussion as to how IP law can protect AI assets and AI output.

United Kingdom IP

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Mayer Brown

AI In Medical Devices: Patent Eligibility

AI is rapidly transforming the medical device industry, enabling smarter diagnostics, personalised treatment, and real-time intelligent health monitoring.

United Kingdom IP

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Marks & Clerk

Shining A (Dim) Light On Cleaner Water

Photocatalysts can be used to treat infected water by generation of short-lived radical species. However, these approaches typically require high light intensities exceeding...

United Kingdom IP

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Marks & Clerk

Is Plastic Equivalent To Metal? The Doctrine Of Equivalents At The UPC

A recent order from the UPC gives further insight into how the UPC will apply the doctrine of equivalents. In Washtower v BEGA (UPC_CFI_479/2025)...

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Boult Wade Tennant

UK Government Consultation On SEPs

United Kingdom IP

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

T 0792/24: Novelty And Inventiveness Of Second Medical Use Claims

United Kingdom IP

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HGF Ltd

Are Plastic Regulations Hindering Innovation In Sustainable Alternatives?

United Kingdom IP

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Marks & Clerk

Dr Michelle Pratt In Conversation With Matthew Ridley

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Boult Wade Tennant

CMA Makes Recommendation On The Future Of The Technology Transfer Block Exemption Regulation (TTBER)

United Kingdom Technology

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Lewis Silkin

People Make Glasgow, And Glasgow Makes Satellites

United Kingdom IP

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Marks & Clerk

IP Ingredients: The Companies Making – And Patenting – Alt Coffee

United Kingdom IP

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HGF Ltd

News & Cases From China: July & August 2025

United Kingdom IP

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Rouse

Enlarged Board Of Appeal Issues Ruling In G 2/24

United Kingdom IP

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Boult Wade Tennant

When Silicon Tallies And Humans Decide In IP

United Kingdom IP

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Dennemeyer S.A.

IP Ingredients: The Companies Making – And Patenting – Alt Coffee

Coffee is the second most traded commodity after oil. However, with rising coffee consumption comes more deforestation, greater use of pesticides...

United Kingdom IP

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HGF Ltd

News & Cases From China: July & August 2025

On 20 May this year, the Private Economy Promotion Law officially came into effect. This law provides stronger protection for the original innovations of private economic organizations...

United Kingdom IP

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Rouse

Enlarged Board Of Appeal Issues Ruling In G 2/24

The Enlarged Board of Appeal (EBoA) of the EPO issued their ruling in case G 2/24 last week, confirming its earlier ruling in G 3/04 that a third party intervening at the appeal stage is a party...

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Boult Wade Tennant

When Silicon Tallies And Humans Decide In IP

Technological innovation has reached a pace never before seen, presenting countless opportunities for Intellectual Property (IP) professionals and, seemingly, pressures to match.

United Kingdom IP

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Dennemeyer S.A.

G 1/23: EPO Confirms A Product Can Still Be Prior Art Even If It Can't Be Reproduced

United Kingdom IP

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Murgitroyd

Major Changes To UK Design Law Under Consultation, Including AI-Generated Designs

The UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) has launched a major consultation on modernising the UK's design protection system, with proposals that could deliver the most significant...

United Kingdom IP

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

UK SEP Consultation Closes On 7 October 2025

A reminder that the deadline to submit your views to the UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) on Standard Essential Patents is 7 October 2025.

United Kingdom IP

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Lewis Silkin

SUPERCOOL: A UK - New Zealand Partnership For Net-zero Aviation

A new project led by UK-based HyFlux is advancing clean aviation with a cryogenic cooling system designed for hydrogen-electric aircraft. The system aims to support superconducting motors by reaching extremely low...

United Kingdom IP

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Marks & Clerk

Is It Possible To Extend The Term Of A Patent In The UK And Europe?

It is not possible to extend the term of a patent in the UK and Europe – but it is possible to extend the term of protection for pharmaceutical products and plant protection products...

European Union IP

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Keltie LLP

Fashionably IP Podcast – Episodes 41-50 – Exploring Hot Topics In The World Of Fashion And Intellectual Property

United Kingdom IP

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HGF Ltd

Creativity And A Designers Freedom In EU Registered And Unregistered Designs: The Deity Shoes Advocate General Opinion (Podcast)

United Kingdom IP

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HGF Ltd

More On Claim Interpretation At The EPO After G 1/24

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Boult Wade Tennant

Agritech Thymes: A Review Of Protection For Gene Edited Plants

United Kingdom IP

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HGF Ltd

Where Are The Women? The Innovation Gender Gap

United Kingdom IP

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Keltie LLP

Intellectual Property (IP) And Photovoltaics: Examining The EPO's Latest Observatory Report

United Kingdom IP

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Boult Wade Tennant

UK Space Agency Announces New Unlocking Space For Business Projects

United Kingdom Technology

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Marks & Clerk

How To Protect Your IP - Part 3

United Kingdom IP

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Burness Paull

How To Protect Your IP - Part 2

United Kingdom IP

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Burness Paull

The Double Territoriality Requirement Of Indirect Infringement At The UPC

European Union IP

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Marks & Clerk

From Landfill To Innovation: How Tech And Patents Can Tackle Fast Fashion

United Kingdom IP

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Murgitroyd

Instantly Create Accurate Client Forecasts With Prokurio

United Kingdom IP

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Equinox

'Pokémon With Guns' And Patents!

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Lewis Silkin

T1465/23 – No Narrowing By Description—EPO Board Terminates Inventive Step Analysis For Arbitrary Modifications Citing G1/24 And G1/19

United Kingdom IP

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HGF Ltd

How To Protect Your IP - Part 1

United Kingdom IP

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Burness Paull

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Novelty Over Clinical Trials At The EPO (Video)

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HGF Ltd

Watch Now: Setting Your IP Strategy For 2025 – Strategic Patent And Trade Secret Portfolio Development (Video)

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Keltie LLP

IP Insights: Are UPC Injunctions Subject To Proportionality Considerations? (2024) (Video)

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Bardehle Pagenberg

J A Kemp & DLRC Joint Webinar | Optimising Patent Strategies Under The Revised EU Clinical Trials Transparency Rules (Video)

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J A Kemp LLP

UPC Unpacked: Issue 2

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HLK

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