Securing software patents through the EPO
In June 2014 the US Supreme Court provided its opinion in Alice Corporation v CLS Bank. This is the latest in a number of decisions from the higher US courts which confirm the considerable uncertainty which has existed in the United States in recent years as to the boundary between what is and is not patentable.
Software patents – US Supreme Court opinion brings US and Europe ever closer
Intellectual property specialists Marks & Clerk comment on today's US Supreme Court ruling on key software patent case, Alice Corp. v CLS Bank International.
Marks & Clerk LLP wins ‘highly recommended’ status
Intellectual property firm Marks & Clerk in the UK has been awarded a ‘Highly Recommended’ status by one of the world’s foremost intellectual property (IP) publications.
'Introduction to contracts’ training day focuses on life sciences companies
Marks & Clerk Solicitors LLP Cambridge and One Nucleus held a training day last week on an ‘Introduction to contracts’. The course, delivered by Managing Associate Simon Portman, was aimed at individuals involved in the negotiation and management of contracts in life sciences companies of all sizes and university and NHS Trust tech transfer offices.
Singapore patent attorney seconded to Marks & Clerk Cambridge office
Marks & Clerk, the largest firm of patent and trade mark attorneys in Cambridge, is welcoming Gayathri Mohanakrishnan, patent attorney from Marks & Clerk’s Singapore office, for a period of three months. Both the Cambridge office and Mohanakrishnan will benefit from the opportunity to share experience and knowledge of each other’s markets and practices, particularly in her area of expertise,…
Cambridge’s biotech industry 'vulnerable' after US Supreme Court bans gene patents
Intellectual Property specialists Marks & Clerk in Cambridge comment on yesterday's US Supreme Court ruling on the patentability of isolated DNA.
'Cambridge’s businesses should not be tempering growth ambitions'
Next Wednesday (5th June), Cambridge’s largest firm of patent and trade mark attorneys, Marks & Clerk will host a free evening seminar on financing rapid business growth. The session will take place at Marks & Clerk’s offices on Hills Road.
Cambridge attorneys recognised as top international patent practitioners
Tim Andrews, Patent Attorney and Marks & Clerk Cambridge Office Managing Partner, and Philip Martin, Patent Attorney and Partner in Marks & Clerk’s Cambridge office, have been recommended in Intellectual Asset Management’s annual Patent 1000 rankings, which lists the ‘world’s leading patent practitioners’. Marks & Clerk LLP and Marks & Clerk Solicitors LLP, both of which have an office in…
Businesses faced with 'fundamental change' in the way they protect inventions in the US
From Saturday (16th March), organisations looking to protect their inventions in the US face significantly different requirements in the ways they apply to protect their products and services under US patent law. In particular, the US first-to-invent system has been replaced by the more widespread first-to-file system.
Record patent filings 'encouraging news' for Cambridge business
Statistics from the Annual Report of European Patent Office (EPO), released yesterday (Weds), reveal that patent filings at the EPO reached record levels in 2012. The figures also detail the countries which European patent applications originated from last year and the most active patent filing companies.
Clinical research 'likely to return to the UK' following change in patent law
Intellectual Property specialists Marks & Clerk comment on the Government decision to exempt clinical and field trials from patent infringement.
Budvar secures right to 'BUDWEISER' name in UK
The Court of Appeal has this morning ruled against Anheuser-Busch’s (maker of US Budweiser beer) latest attempt to deprive Czech rival Budějovický Budvar of its right to the ‘Budweiser’ name in the UK.
EU leaders reach agreement on Unitary Patent System
Leaders of European Union states reached agreement today on a unitary patent system at a summit, settling on a compromise to share the location of the court between Paris, London, and Munich.
Marks & Clerk places highly in inaugural industry league table
The Marks & Clerk Group has ranked highly in Intellectual Asset Management’s inaugural guide to the sector: ‘The World's Leading Patent Practitioners’. Consisting of multiple firms, which specialise in different practices of intellectual property law, the Group received recognition and praise for the strength of its comprehensive range of intellectual property offerings.
Marks & Clerk successfully defend Tuschl I patent in European opposition proceedings
Marks & Clerk successfully defended the European “Tuschl I” patent (EP 1309726) on behalf of the patentees during oral proceedings held in Munich. The patent was upheld by the European Patent Office (EPO) in the face of three oppositions.