The European Patent Office (EPO) has announced a revised schedule of official fees, set to take effect from 1 April 2026. This update...

In a recent decision, the EPO's Board of Appeal considered the question of when does a prior art disclosure of a named molecule, which is...

With one report predicting the extended-reality (XR) industry will grow at around 30% year-on-year over the next few years, it is no...

The 19 January 2026 announcement of a new PCT pilot programme between IP Australia and the European Patent Office is an interesting...

In a recently published decision by the Intellectual Property Tribunal of China's Supreme People's Court (SPC), the case between a...

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...

Marks & Clerk strengthens integrated Intellectual Property (IP) offering with appointment of experienced dispute resolution specialist...

On 1 November 2025, China’s Supreme People’s Court (SPC) implemented new rules adjusting the jurisdiction of its three Internet Courts in...

Read Marks & Clerks AI Report 2025 here.  Continued growth and ongoing mainstream adoption: AI patent publications at the EPO hit an...

In the world of MedTech, intellectual property can sometimes be treated as little more than a box-ticking exercise: file a patent, secure...

We are delighted to share that Best Lawyers has recognized Marks & Clerk across multiple practice areas in the second (2026) edition of...

In its decision of 3 October 2025, the UPC Court of Appeal clarified the application of Article 64 UPCA, which governs corrective...

In a recent string of lawsuits, US company IngenioSpec LLC has challenged various big names in the XR space on the basis of alleged...

In its decision of 3 October 2025, the UPC Court of Appeal clarified the scope of personal liability for company directors in the context...

The Düsseldorf Local Division granted an ex-parte inspection and preservation of evidence order in case UPC_CFI_834/2025, allowing...

Closely shadowing earlier events, on 22 September 2025 an order was issued by the Düsseldorf Local Division of the Unified Patent Court...