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Navigating the maize: developing innovative crops in Europe

BioFocus Conference 3 July 2018

Renewed thinking for patents in Wind, Wave and Tidal Energy

As part of our ambition to be the go-to firm for organisations in the renewable energy sector seeking patent and general IP support, Secerna LLP has been a regular contributor to the Wave & Tidal Energy Network and Wind Energy Network magazines on a variety of IP issues.

Secerna LLP Expands its Life Sciences Team

The Partners of Secerna LLP are pleased to announce that experienced European Patent Attorney Huw Jenkins has joined their office in York.

Protecting Offshore Wind Technology in Taiwan

The drive to expand Taiwan’s renewal energy capability will inevitably lead to innovative advances in this technological sector. As well as being potentially commercially valuable, such advances may well be patentable, and therefore a decision may be taken to pursue patent protection in Taiwan.

Another Referral to the European Court of Justice on SPC Regulation

The UK Court of Appeal has recently referred a question relating to Article 3(a) of the SPC Regulation (469/2009) to the European Court of Justice (the CJEU) in the case of Sandoz Limited v Searle.

Change in UKIPO fees as of 6th April 2018

The Commercial UAV Show, ExCel London - 15 & 16 November 2017

Webmarking of Products Protected by Registered Designs

The UKIPO have announced that from 1 October 2017 UK registered design owners will have a new option to mark their products with a website link instead of a registered design number. The introduction of webmarking brings registered designs in line with a similar change in the law for UK patents which has been in place since 1 October 2014, and a similar approach which has been successful in the United States. This change does not apply to Registered Community Designs.