Dehns appointed by UKAEA to provide IP services & more…Keep up with what has been happening this week in our latest IP news round-up…

Certainty for businesses and choice for consumers as UK maintains IP rights regime

Government confirms UK+ exhaustion of rights regime.

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China sets new record for European filings over the past year

The European Patent Office (EPO) has recently issued the 2024 edition of its annual Patent Index which provides a detailed overview of European patenting trends over the past year.

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Dehns appointed by UKAEA to provide IP services

Dehns has been appointed by the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) to provide professional services relating to UKAEA’s intellectual property portfolio.

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Paul McCartney and Dua Lipa among artists urging Starmer to rethink AI copyright plans

Hundreds of leading figures from UK creative industries urge prime minister not to ‘give our work away’.

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Eight companies are selling authorships of UK ‘design patents’

Eight firms are accused of selling authorships of so-called design registrations issued in the UK in what the study says is likely an attempt to exploit intellectual property to manipulate researchers’ academic standing.