Press release • 9th May 2023

Pop-rock artist MARENA announces debut single OUT COLD, released on all platforms from today

Cologne, Germany, 9 May 2023: 28-year-old songwriter and vocal artist Marena has today released her debut single, Out Cold, now available to stream from all digital platforms. Out Cold, which was produced collaboratively by two of Germany’s top independent producers, Diggi.tv and 9Milli, is Marena’s first public track release of 2023.

JUVE Patent • 3rd March 2023

Opinion: "The UK Supreme Court must be decisive but flexible in its Dabus decision"

For five years, the Dabus question has dogged almost every UK court instance. Yesterday, the case reached the Supreme Court, whose judges must finally decide whether an AI system can be named as an inventor. While the verdict is unlikely to detract from previous decisions to the contrary, it is nonetheless vital that the Supreme Court judges clarify their approach on AI patenting.

JUVE Patent • 1st March 2023

Milan, Paris and Munich in serious debate over UPC competencies allocation

That Milan will host the third and final available UPC Central Division seat seems inevitable. However, according to a recent report in Italian business paper Il Sole 24 Ore, present discussions have developed to focus on the proposed distribution of the International Patent Classification (IPC) classes between the three central locations, the other two of which are Paris and Munich.

JUVE Patent • 22nd February 2023

Alcon and AMO reach global settlement over cataract surgery equipment

American-Swiss medical company Alcon and J&J subsidiary AMO have settled a global patent dispute over technology related to ophthalmic surgery for cataract treatment. The UK case settled in mid-2022, but now proceedings are also over in Germany, the US and the Netherlands. According to reports, the settlement is worth almost $200 million.

JUVE Patent • 3rd February 2023

David Kitchin announces retirement from Supreme Court

David Kitchin has announced his retirement from the Supreme Court and thus the UK judiciary, where he had presided over a variety of cases at different instances, including FRAND and transgenic mouse technology. Kitchin, who began his career as a barrister, has been a judge since 2005. Now the Lord Chancellor is looking to fill the vacant position, after the legal year ends in September.

24th August 2022

António Campinos sichert sich zweite Amtszeit beim EPA inmitten von Mitarbeiterprotesten

JUVE Patent • 19th July 2022

UPC Rules of Procedure amendments focus on opt-out and privacy

The UPC Administrative Committee has confirmed the updated Rules of Procedure, which provide the backbone for governance of the supranational court. The amended rules make particular reference to the UPC's opt-out guidelines, introducing a new rule, as well as clarifying ongoing questions around confidentiality. Both have been a major topic since the court was first signed into agreement in 2013.

JUVE Patent • 12th April 2022

EPO deepens ongoing support for Ukraine

On 24 February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine. Ongoing loss of human life and resources notwithstanding, the current military operations are diminishing Ukrainian business while throwing industry into turmoil. Europe’s patent market, including the European Patent Office, continues to offer support to Ukraine and the Ukrainian people.

JUVE Patent • 18th August 2021

Opinion: "An Australian patent is a start. But Dabus needs the EPO to succeed"

A breakthrough has emerged in the ongoing Dabus debate. The South African patent office, as well as the Federal Court of Australia, have accepted that an AI system can be designated as an inventor on a patent application. But the importance of this decision will be in the subsequent reaction of the global community of patent offices. Dabus still requires strong international outfits, such as the EPO, to recognise its autonomy before any substantial changes to global patent laws are likely.

JUVE Patent • 26th May 2021

Negotiating borders: the UK patent market on life after Lugano

Since the European Patent Convention (EPC) is a non-EU instrument, following Brexit the UK transposed many existing laws governing patent into current national legislation. Recently, however, the UK’s lack of ascension to the Lugano Convention is a challenge for the UK’s firms and patent courts to navigate.

JUVE Patent • 28th April 2021

Opinion: "The UK IP judiciary has solved its capacity issue. Now it must tackle diversity"

Two years ago, the UK judiciary faced a crisis. Across 2019 and 2020, promotions, resignations and the untimely death of Henry Carr depleted the numbers of IP and patent-specialist judges at the UK High Court. Now the UK High Court is once again at full capacity - but still the judicial bench does not reflect the diversity of practitioners in IP law.

JUVE Patent • 14th June 2019

Chambers and secrets

Around 100 barristers practice intellectual property law in the UK. A small group, the London IP bar is influential in the development of IP law across the UK and Europe. And although famed for their skills of oral advocacy, barristers remain a closed book for many in European IP. The culture at the IP bar is elusive. The upheaval of Brexit and uncertainty around the UPC means this often-reticent part of the legal community is making its views known.

Communicate magazine • 19th March 2018

Electric gear shift

Supporting its commitment to renewable energy and electric vehicle proliferation, E.ON has crafted a new film through an all-electric production. Amy Sandys reports

Communicate magazine • 15th March 2018

Dame Helena Morrissey delivers 30% Club keynote

The 30% Club was founded in 2010 by then-CEO of Newton Investment Management and current head of personal investing at Legal & General, Dame Helena Morrissey. Managed by social enterprise Women Ahead, its voluntary, business-led approach uses mentors to empower women to get ahead in sport and business.

Communicate magazine • 7th February 2018

Reputation repercussions in wake of Presidents Club scandal

In general, over the past year, positive reputation among business and charities has risen. Frustrated by seemingly arbitrary governmental intervention in industry innovation, the public is turning to business to address issues it is felt are ignored by other widescale stakeholders. But when influence is used for exploitation, and power undermines the foundations that drive organisational progress, a reputational crisis ensues.

Communicate magazine • 15th February 2018

Understanding data protection

The incoming GDPR regulation is causing all European businesses to reexamine their data management practices. What impact will that have on PR, communications and media relations? Amy Sandys investingates

Communicate magazine • 23rd February 2018

Comprend releases Webranking for digital corporate communications in 2018

Conducted by global digital communications consultancy Comprend, the annual Webranking Report is based on evaluating stakeholder demand and pinpointing how companies can improve communications strategies and output.

Yahoo Finance • 12th March 2018

MC10 ‘BioStamp’ monitors vital signs using stretchable electronics technology

Often considered part of the wider 'printed electronics' remit, stretchable electronics are in relative terms fairly new to the commercial aspect of the electronic market. Wearable devices such as the Apple watch and smartphones in all different varieties are the most well-known and currently popular aspects of the stretchable electronics market.

Top Banana • 5th January 2017

Barclaycard collaborates across the ocean

Bringing employees together from opposite sides of an ocean used to be a logistical, fiscal and temporal challenge. Barclaycard has begun using a digital solution to allow its corporate leaders to meet, despite the difference in space and time.

Transform magazine • 20th September 2016

Sustainable futures: The Body Shop

Known for its ethical trading and business practices, The Body Shop’s commitment to sustainability is a quality imbued throughout the entirety of the organisation. How have its policies changed the cosmetics sector as a whole?