Patent Office Statistics for 2018
Both the United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office (UK IPO) and the European Patent Office (EPO) have released their 2018 patent filing statistics, we take a quick look and see what they hold.
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Update: Minister of IP now resigned, UPC off track?
Jo Johnson, Minister for IP, announced he was quitting the cabinet, citing an “unresolvable tension” between his family loyalty and the national interest.
Minister of IP appointed, UPC on track?
The UK government has confirmed that Jo Johnson will take up the position of Minister of State for Universities, Science and Innovation.
Keynote speech on AI by Lord Kitchin, Justice of the Supreme Court
On 18 June 2019, Lord Kitchin spoke at the opening session of “AI:decoding IP” a conference held by the UK IPO and WIPO. Being heavily involved in AI, TLIP wish to share a copy of that keynote speech with our clients and contacts.
Unified Patent Court re-opens recruitment for Judges
On the 3 June 2019, the Preparatory Committee of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) set forward that it would re-open selection of judges.