Category: Innovation, AI, AR and VR

The European Parliament votes in the EU Copyright Directive including controversial Articles 11 and 13

27 March, 2019

On 26 March 2019, the European Parliament voted in favour of the new EU Copyright Directive (the "Directive") marking the end of lengthy negotiations and delays. The aim of the Directive is to enhance the position of rights' holders in… Read more

Political agreement reached on controversial EU Digital Copyright Directive: A fair and balanced result?

4 March, 2019

Following a turbulent course of lengthy negotiations and delays, political agreement was finally reached by the European Commission, European Parliament and the Council of the EU on the revised proposal of the EU Copyright Directive (the "Directive") earlier this month.… Read more

Herbert Smith Freehills’ global Trade Marks Practice lauded a ‘formidable force’ in WTR 1000 rankings

6 February, 2019

Herbert Smith Freehills has been lauded a 'class act', after it was ranked highly in the 2019 edition of World Trademark Review (WTR) 1000. Now in its ninth year, the WTR 1000 highlights firms and individuals that are deemed outstanding… Read more

EPO publishes 2018 revision of Guidelines for Examination directed to computer-implemented inventions

10 October, 2018

The EPO has recently published the 2018 revision to its Guidelines for Examination, which are generally updated annually to take into account developments in patent law and practice. For a complete list of sections that have been amended this year,… Read more

UK Government launches consultation on role of MHRA post-Brexit and confirms commitment to underwrite Horizon 2020 funding

4 October, 2018

The UK Government has today launched a consultation on the role of the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) post-Brexit "seeking views on how the MHRA legislation and regulatory processes would have to be modified in the event of… Read more

Targeting Online Risk

28 March, 2018

In our latest publication in our Future of Consumer series on issues facing the Consumer sector, we look at some of the online risks threatening businesses today. We examine the options available to tackle IP infringements online, such as the sale of… Read more

Innovation Disruption and Technology – the legal and commercial issues for your business

19 March, 2018

Drawing on our practitioners' experience and understanding of the intellectual property and technology issues facing our clients in the fast changing world in which we all now do business, we made innovation and disruptive technology the key themes at our… Read more

New Unjustified Threats Regime in force from 1 October 2017

28 September, 2017

Threatening proceedings for intellectual property right infringement can sometimes backfire. In relation to patents, trade marks and designs, there is a right for any person aggrieved by the threat to bring an action against the threatener. The "aggrieved" person may not… Read more

3D Printing and IP – Herbert Smith Freehills publishes Practice Note on 3D printing published by Practical Law IP&IT

6 April, 2017

Our Practice Note on 3D printing published by Practical Law here: https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I3466c5d71a1711e798dc8b09b4f043e0/View/FullText.html?transitionType=SearchItem&contextData=(sc.Search)&firstPage=true&bhcp=1 provides an overview of the 3D printing industry and highlights the challenges for intellectual property (IP) rights-holders when seeking to enforce their rights if they are infringed by 3D… Read more

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