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5G Technology - Patent Protection and Licensing

We look at the details of some of the technologies behind 5G, how these 5G innovations may be protected with patents, and why FRAND licensing of standard essential patents is such an exciting space.

UK IPO IP Access grants: an extension to the IP Audit Plus Scheme

Following on from our previous article on the Audit Plus Scheme run by the UK Intellectual Property Office (UK IPO), the UK IPO have recently launched a new IP support scheme which aims to assist SMEs in protecting and commercialising their IP assets.

Double patenting at the European Patent Office

We review a recent Decision of the EPO’s Enlarged Board of Appeal regarding double patenting (G4/19) and consider some of the issues still to be resolved following this decision.