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UPC Weekly - UPC dials up the advantages for patentees

UPC Weekly - UPC dials up the advantages for patentees

by Matthew Naylor

2024 Week 46 We report this week on two new UPC decisions that make the UPC an even more attractive choice for patent holders seeking to enforce their European patents. The headlines are that: (i) ...

Mewburn Ellis is the world’s first IP firm to be awarded an EcoVadis Platinum Medal

Mewburn Ellis is the world’s first IP firm to be awarded an EcoVadis Platinum Medal

by Maria Hall

European intellectual property firm Mewburn Ellis has achieved a significant milestone by earning the first Platinum medal for an IP firm from EcoVadis, the global sustainability ratings provider.

UPC Weekly - NJOY duel with Juul

UPC Weekly - NJOY duel with Juul

by Matthew Naylor

2024 Week 45 5 November 2024 saw two decisions handed down by the UPC Paris Central Division (CD) in revocation actions filed by NJOY against two related Juul patents. In the first decision, against ...

UPC Weekly - All of the fizz and none of the squeeze

UPC Weekly - All of the fizz and none of the squeeze

by Matthew Naylor

2024 Week 44 SodaStream v Aarke is a decision on the merits of an infringement case based on EP 1793917 B1. The main interesting points come from the court’s interpretation of the claims in view of ...

Claim Requests found Inadmissible in EPO Appeal Proceedings: What Can Proprietors Do?

Claim Requests found Inadmissible in EPO Appeal Proceedings: What Can Proprietors Do?

by Rebecca Tollervey

Since the EPO’s Rule of Procedure of the Boards of Appeal (RPBA) were revised in 2020, parties have faced a stricter regime for the amendment of their case in appeal proceedings. Although the rules ...

Mewburn Ellis is the first UK IP firm to join UN Global Compact

Mewburn Ellis is the first UK IP firm to join UN Global Compact

by Maria Hall

We are proud to announce we have joined the UN Global Compact initiative – a voluntary leadership platform for the development, implementation, and disclosure of responsible business practices.

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FORWARD MAGAZINE

Mewburn Ellis Forward is a biannual publication that celebrates the best of innovation and exploration. Through its pages we hope to inform and entertain, but also to encourage discussion about the most compelling developments taking place in the scientific and entrepreneurial world. Along the way, we’ll engage with the IP challenges that international organisations face every day.