Updated Examination Guidelines published by the EPO in March 2021 include stricter requirements for making a patent description consistent with amended claims. Patent attorneys Bobby Smithson and Andy McKinlay discuss the knock-on effect this new approach may have in subsequent patent disputes.

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Patent attorneys Richard Bray, Barbara Fleck and Kate Hickinson discuss patents as drivers of innovation, and the reporting of patent issues by mainstream media.

Discussion topics include: patents – fuelling innovation, or protecting corporate interests? | the need for patents & IP rights | the ‘war’ for innovation | patents and innovation in the press | enforcing patent rights, or not, during and after the pandemic

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Adam and Richard reflect on their observations made then, and impact and developments we’ve seen in IP and innovation since: Pandemic impact on tech & industry | Back to stability and business as usual? | Other IP issues – crown use, uncertainty waning?, future funding availability | Sentiment v. practical reality – will life, and IP, be changed forever?

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Appleyard Lees solicitors and trade mark attorneys Robert Cumming and Chris Hoole chat to Tom about the success of Spatzwear, fuelled by passion and necessity, with intellectual property an important factor in its growth.

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Appleyard Lees partners, patent attorneys and chemists David Walsh and Jennifer Delaney discuss: What drives ‘green’ chemistry innovation? | COVID-19 effects on ‘green’ chemistry innovation | Identifying patentable ‘green’ chemistry inventions

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Appleyard Lees partners and patent attorneys David Clark and Simon Bradbury discuss: Relationship dynamics | Country and region-specific challenges | M&A, divestment activity, licencing, collaboration agreements and IP counsel | FRAND & CRIPR | Crown use | Litigation support | Adding capacity with outside counsel

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Appleyard Lees solicitors Rob Cumming, Bill Lister and Chris Hoole discuss their recent experiences of and learnings from virtual trials.

Virtual trials at the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court (IPEC): Pre-trial case management conferences | Trial attire | Logistics of hearings at home | Virtual trial timelines | Bandwidth and video at trial | Bundles & referring to documents | Communication between parties during trial

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Appleyard Lees partners and patent attorneys Richard Bray, Ean Davies and Barbara Fleck introduce the AL discussion series, ‘Tech transfer teams’ IP challenges post-COVID and beyond’, with commentary on the range of IP-related issues facing tech transfer teams right now.

Collaboration/inventorship/ownership | FTOs | Cost pressures | Funding | IP Strategy | Commercialisation strategy | Plausibility and Sufficiency | Multidisciplinary teams | Priority | Trade marks and other commercial considerations

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Appleyard Lees partners and patent attorneys Ean Davies and Adam Tindall discuss the evolving role of in-house IP professionals in the context of the pandemic and potential economic downturn.

Reimagining the in-house team/outside counsel relationship | Getting the best from private practice IP attorneys | IP during a recession

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Appleyard Lees partners and patent oppositions specialists Julia Gwilt and Bobby Smithson discuss their recent experiences of virtual hearings.

Unexpected pros | Discreet communication between attorney, client and witness | Learnings & tips | ‘Reading the room’ | Procedural quirks | Would the outcome have been different if parties attended in person?

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