12/9/2025 1:45:07 PM Dryrobe judgment provides useful guidance on avoiding trade mark genericism By Hannah Finster On 4 December the IPEC handed down its judgment in the case of Dryrobe Limited v Caesr Group Limited t/a D-Robe Outdoors. It relates to...
12/9/2025 11:42:07 AM Leading Intellectual Property Lawyer Nick McDonald Joins Marks & Clerk as Partner By M&C Newsroom Marks & Clerk strengthens integrated Intellectual Property (IP) offering with appointment of experienced dispute resolution specialist...
12/8/2025 6:11:07 AM China Adjusts Internet Court Jurisdiction for Digital Disputes By Philip Kung On 1 November 2025, China’s Supreme People’s Court (SPC) implemented new rules adjusting the jurisdiction of its three Internet Courts in...
11/25/2025 7:52:38 AM Quantum AI Patent Applications Grow in Line with Overall AI Growth, Despite the EPO’s Focus on Technical Problems, Marks & Clerk Report Finds By M&C Newsroom Read Marks & Clerks AI Report 2025 here. Continued growth and ongoing mainstream adoption: AI patent publications at the EPO hit an...
11/6/2025 2:51:37 PM Litigation-Ready IP: Why MedTech Companies Must Think Beyond Patent Filing By Tom Taylor In the world of MedTech, intellectual property can sometimes be treated as little more than a box-ticking exercise: file a patent, secure...
10/30/2025 1:01:14 PM Marks & Clerk earns recognition in Best Law Firms – Canada 2026 guide By M&C Newsroom We are delighted to share that Best Lawyers has recognized Marks & Clerk across multiple practice areas in the second (2026) edition of...
10/29/2025 4:36:07 PM UPC Court of Appeal Affirms Non-Discretionary Nature of Article 64 UPCA Remedies By Thomas Prock In its decision of 3 October 2025, the UPC Court of Appeal clarified the application of Article 64 UPCA, which governs corrective...
10/29/2025 8:05:38 AM Patent trolling in the XR sector — a paper tiger, or virtual nightmare? By Eric McNeil In a recent string of lawsuits, US company IngenioSpec LLC has challenged various big names in the XR space on the basis of alleged...
10/28/2025 11:18:07 AM UPC: Legal Advice as a Lifeline - UPC Clarifies Director Liability in Philips v. Belkin By Thomas Prock In its decision of 3 October 2025, the UPC Court of Appeal clarified the scope of personal liability for company directors in the context...
10/27/2025 2:07:37 PM UPC Grants Ex-Parte Order for Evidence Gathering at Trade Fair By Thomas Prock The Düsseldorf Local Division granted an ex-parte inspection and preservation of evidence order in case UPC_CFI_834/2025, allowing...
10/24/2025 9:46:10 AM UPC: Unified Patent Court trade fair inspection strikes twice By Thomas Prock Closely shadowing earlier events, on 22 September 2025 an order was issued by the Düsseldorf Local Division of the Unified Patent Court...
10/23/2025 9:25:07 AM UPC: “More likely than not” standard used in preliminary finding on equivalent infringement By Thomas Prock When considering if provisional measures are to be granted, the UPC considers, inter alia, if the patent in question is more like than...
10/16/2025 10:14:26 AM Marks & Clerk sees continued recognition in the Chambers and Partners UK Legal Guide 2026 By M&C Newsroom We are delighted to share our continued recognition in the Chambers and Partners UK Legal Guide 2026. Chambers and Partners is the...
10/6/2025 12:10:37 PM Marks & Clerk in action before the UPC Court of Appeal By M&C Newsroom Marks & Clerk has recently represented Meril group companies in two significant litigation matters before the Unified Patent Court (UPC),...
9/25/2025 6:05:45 PM Marks & Clerk earns recognition in Chambers Canada 2026 edition By M&C Newsroom Marks & Clerk is delighted to share our recognition in Chambers Canada 2026 guide. This is the 11th edition of the Canada guide, and the...
9/10/2025 8:25:37 AM Has the UPC just taken its first steps in developing its own doctrine of equivalents? By Thomas Prock In a recent decision on the merits issued by the Mannheim Local Division of the UPC (UPC_CFI_471/2023), the Court dismissed an...