As a current trainee in the Employment team, I had the pleasure of accompanying avid gamers, Jonathan Chamberlain (Head of Employment, Labour & Equality) and Rebecca Burford (Head of Tech Venture … [Read more...] about Making fun is fun: an encounter with the gaming community
The UPC – Out of Beta?
The UPC has almost been in operation for six months, having opened its doors on 1 June 2023. We don't think anyone can doubt there was some initial scepticism given there was no initial barrage of … [Read more...] about The UPC – Out of Beta?
The UPC: three months in
The UPC went "live" on 1 June 2023. After a flurry of activity on day one (with 19 cases reportedly having been filed), there has since been a trickle of further infringement and revocation actions. … [Read more...] about The UPC: three months in
The Unitary Patent System – Expectations, Challenges, preparation
"Cautious optimism but unsold on the benefits" could be the summary of the Gowling WLG IP team 2022/2023 UPC survey findings. The research, conducted in late 2022 and early 2023, gathered the views of … [Read more...] about The Unitary Patent System – Expectations, Challenges, preparation
JUVE’s survey respondents favour German and French Judges for the UPC bench and Paris to replace the third central division previously held by London
We previously reported that JUVE were conducting a survey on who they wanted to serve as Judges in the UPC. Results have been published here (UPC favourites: French and German judges dominate) and … [Read more...] about JUVE’s survey respondents favour German and French Judges for the UPC bench and Paris to replace the third central division previously held by London