Latest News & Features

Trademarks

Champagne France counsel: ‘Protection is part of our DNA’

Robust enforcement, cross-border challenges, and safeguarding a world-famous tipple—it’s all in a day’s work for Marie-Anne Humbert-Genand of Champagne France. She sits down with WIPR to explore the complexities of protecting an iconic name.   9 June 2025

Careers

D Young & Co appoints London rival’s former head of brand protection

Firm adds highly experienced partner to trademark team, which saw a significant increase in work last year and was ranked ‘Outstanding’ in WIPR’s UK Trademarks Rankings.   9 June 2025

Patents

Three reasons why the UK should reconsider joining the UPC

Two years since the UPC opened its doors, various developments might influence the UK government to reassess its position, write Amanda Ebbutt and Paul England of Taylor Wessing.   9 June 2025

Artificial Intelligence

Getty v Stability AI: High stakes at the High Court

It is not hyperbole to say the UK hearing comes at a seminal moment for copyright holders, tech companies, and the country’s AI ambitions, writes Marisa Woutersen.   6 June 2025

Unified Patent Court

Philips v Belkin: Final countdown for SEP dispute at UPC

Hearing concludes in wireless tech case concerning portable chargers | Recent parallel proceedings saw Belkin hit with penalty fine over late filing of accounts | Upcoming decision will mark closure of case, though Philips has filed new action over more recent products.   6 June 2025

Careers

Mathys & Squire appoints ex-Stobbs IA director as head of trademarks

New hire brings 18 years of trademark experience in IP and is the latest high-profile departure from law firm Stobbs.   6 June 2025

Trade secrets

‘Choose your IP armour carefully’: Nestlé, Novartis, HP, and Vidal

Companies face increasingly complex decisions over what IP to use, particularly when collaborating. Muireann Bolger hears the dos and don’ts of protection from senior counsel.   6 June 2025

Future of IP

Energy transition: The oil and gas tech behind a new offshore wind industry

Businesses should dig into their IP portfolios for anything that could be re-deployed in the energy transition—or even look at old tech for R&D inspiration, says John Johnston of HGF.   6 June 2025

AI

UK government AI uses models from OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic

AI assistant Humphrey uses models from companies facing major copyright lawsuits | Concerns rise over government’s commercial ties and transparency | Fairly Trained CEO highlights potential conflicts in regulatory decisions.   4 June 2025

Patents

UPC: German firms dominate top-25 most instructed law firms

European Patent Litigators Association publishes list ranked by number of patents handled at the Unified Patent Court since it opened two years ago | Firms in Germany and the larger corporate European firms most prominent.   4 June 2025

Not finding what you're looking for, please try resetting your applied search and filters,
or try the full site search.