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Meet with Secerna at the Ones to Watch Index Launch in Durham

Join Secerna Patent Attorney, Dr John Harbottle, at Durham Business School for Ones to Watch Index Launch on Wednesday 4th November 2026. 

Fundraising Readiness: IP Workshop with Secerna & NatWest Accelerator

Join Dr Melvyn Ansell, Patent Attorney at Secerna, and the NatWest Accelerator team at 2 Whitehall Quay, Leeds, for a practical session on protecting and commercialising your ideas.

UK Certification Marks Explained: The Vegan Society's New Logo

The Vegan Society is the oldest vegan organisation in the world and claims to be the ‘original’ vegan certification scheme. They own ‘traditional’ registered trade mark rights for their old logo dating back to 1990, which they have licensed to third parties that comply with their own ‘vegan’ standards. This article explores this unusual and nuanced Certification Mark.

Understanding Failure: Intellectual Property (IP) Strategy for Drug Rescue Programmes

If an abandoned drug asset can be rescued, what exactly is being created, and how should intellectual property strategy support it?

Secerna Senior Associate Dr Huw Jenkins to Attend Multiple Events During Agri-Tech Week 2026

We are pleased to announce that Secerna Senior Associate, Dr Huw Jenkins, will be representing Secerna at a series of key industry events throughout Agri-Tech Week 2026.

Secerna Partner Charlotte Watkins Joins Dragon Panel at York Innovation Supper

Protecting Your Brand Online: Secerna’s Sam Turton Joins the Bring Your Product Idea to Life Podcast

Secerna's Chartered Trade Mark Attorney Sam Turton recently joined host Vicki Weinberg on the Bring Your Product Idea to Life podcast to tackle a critical challenge facing growing businesses: how to effectively protect a brand name when selling online.

Secerna Senior Associate Dr Huw Jenkins to attend BioYorkshire Bioeconomy Cluster Conference

Secerna LLP is pleased to announce that Senior Associate Dr Huw Jenkins will be attending the upcoming Bioeconomy Cluster Conference, organised by BioYorkshire, in York on Tuesday, 13 October 2026.

Early interpretation of G1/25 by the EPO Boards of Appeal suggests a softening of the EPO’s stance on description amendments

The Enlarged Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office (EPO) recently issued its decision in G 1/25 (“Hydroponics”) relating to the circumstances in which claim amendments necessitate adaptation of the description. In their decision, the Enlarged Board concluded that adaptation of the description is necessitated only when an inconsistency between the claims and the description results in non-compliance with the requirements of the European Patent Convention (EPC).