UK
Emma Norris joins CIPA Committee
We are pleased to announce one of our Senior IP Paralegals has been elected to join the CIPA Paralegal Committee. Emma Norris was elected in January 2025 and will serve a 3 year term. The Committee delivers training and education for patent paralegals and is vital in continuing to promote the Patent Paralegals profession on behalf of CIPA.
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UK
Emotional Perception heads to the Supreme Court
Emotional Perception have been granted permission to appeal the recent Court of Appeal decision to the UK Supreme Court, in the latest development to the Emotional Perception vs Comptroller-General of Patents case.
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How can you withdraw an opt-out at the UPC, despite national litigation having taken place?
The answers seems to be “as long as that national litigation commenced before the UPC sunrise period started“ and will mean that third parties could be at risk of UPC litigation for more patents than might have been expected.
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New Trade Mark Director – Yvette Spring
Slingsby Partners are delighted to announce the arrival of Yvette Spring as a Director on the trade mark side of the business. Yvette has worked in the Intellectual Property field for over 30 years, with 25 of those years being in the UK, and has experience both in-house at Glaxo SmithKline and in private practice.
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