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Marks & Clerk protects innovation and brilliant ideas. Related to this, our previous article in this series on neurodiversity celebrated the remarkable inventor Thomas Edison, who worked alongside our co-founder George Croydon Marks.

Working with many universities the question of 'who owns university derived intellectual property' or variations of this question comes up frequently and so we thought it worthy of a closer look and discussion.

Paul Chapman reflects on a recent webinar hosted by the European patent office (EPO), which discussed some of the findings from their report looking into patents and innovation in European universities.

Singapore recently updated its patent linkage scheme, enhancing regulatory approval processes for pharmaceuticals. These changes impact how generics and biosimilars enter the market while ensuring stronger patent protection. Our article explores the key updates, their implications for innovators and generics manufacturers, and what this means for the life sciences industry.

In recent years, there have been frequent disputes regarding the assignment and invalidation of ‘bad faith’ registered trade marks. The core issue at hand is whether the assignment and subsequent use can effectively “‘legalise” these bad faith trade marks.

For the first time at London Fashion Week, sustainable requirements will apply to Newgen brands, mandating a strategy, responsible material sourcing, and a ban on fur and wasteful practices. This is a positive step towards a more sustainable industry, but is it enough? Cambridge and Norfolk-based companies are making strides in fashion innovation through sustainable means, particularly in the world of colour.

The looming European AI Act does not get into the issue of whether AI-generated content merits copyright protection or not or on whether training on third party material constitutes copyright protection or not...

In April 2024, the Beijing Internet Court issued a first-instance judgment in China’s first “AI voice infringement case,” clarifying that the rights and interests of natural persons' voices extend to AI-generated voices and defining the boundaries of rights and infringement standards.

A number of changes to EU designs law are due to come into force on 1 May 2025, as a result of implementation of the new EU Designs Regulation.  Whilst perhaps not the most news-worthy of changes being made, the Regulation does introduce some important amendments to the renewal of EU registered designs that EU design owners should take into account.