It was almost inevitable that there would be allegations of patent infringement on solutions to address the Covid19 pandemic and IP Watchdog has recently highlighted the allegation by Allele Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical's complaint that the Covid19 vaccine manufacturers infringed Allele's US Patent 10,221221 covering a tag used to track vaccine...
Priority Rights in IP
The priority right (or "right of priority") for an intellectual property right, such as a patent, industrial design, or trademark, enables an applicant for the IP right to file an application in another country and have an effective date of filing which is identical to the date of the first filing in the first...
Artificial Intelligence: Challenges to the Intellectual Property Rights Framework
The European Union published in November 2020 a report on the challenges to the Intellectual Property Rights framework by the development of artificial intelligence. The report focussed in particular on the fields of copyright and patent law as this is the area in which the challenges are increasingly found. The...
Protecting Intellectual Property in the field of Printed Electronics
IP-Rechte und BREXIT
Der Austritt des Vereinigten Königreiches aus der Europäischen Union wirft einige Fragen hinsichtlich der Auswirkungen auf bestehende und zukünftige IP-Schutzrechte auf. Das Ende der im Austrittsabkommen über den Austritt des Vereinigten Königreichs Großbritannien und Nordirland aus der Europäischen Union geregelten Brexit-Übergangsphase zum 31. Dezember 2020 naht. Fraglich ist, ob bis...
Quantum Patents Looking at the Intellectual Property Landscape
Since 2014 there has been a massive increase in the number of patent applications filed in the field of quantum technology. This presentation reviews the increase in the filing rate and will look at the geographical areas in which the most patent applications are generated as well as the major...
Web Workshop on Applications and Industrialisation of Functional Polymer Films, Paper and Membranes
Sonnenberg Harrison are taking part in a Workshop on Applications and Industrialisation of Functional Polymer Films, Paper and Membranes. The event will be held on 21st October 2020 (9.30 – 14.00) with a possibility for virtual participation. Structured into two sessions with specific emphasis on the sustainable and smart packaging...
Patent Rights – facilitating, not hindering, corona solutions
Do patents hinder innovation? Rob will discuss how patents foster innovation