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HGF Ranked #1 in the UK for Trade Mark Portfolios in the 2025 Trade Mark Filing Trends Report by Clarivate.
HGF has achieved the #1 ranking for the UK for trade mark portfolios in the newly released 2025 Trade mark Filing Trends report by Clarivate, recognising the firm as a …
Read articleThe EPO Board of Appeal comments on the scope of the morality exclusion from patentability
The recent decision, T1553/22 of the Board of Appeal required the Board to consider the scope of the exclusions from patentability under Article 53(a) EPC. The invention in this case …
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IP Ingredients: Summer Case Law Review 2025
As the British summer swings once again between sunburn and showers, it’s a great time to take stock of what the first half of the year has delivered by way …
Read articleCelebrating exam success at HGF!
We are once again delighted to share that our colleagues have achieved success in their recent exams! Their dedication, perseverance, and commitment to professional development have paid off, and we …
Read articleIs the Supreme Court denial in Thatcher’s case a fatal blow against lookalikes?
The dispute between Thatcher’s Cider Company and Aldi Stores Limited has been long running and has sparked legal controversy along the way. On 4th June 2025 the Supreme denied Aldi …
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HGF ranked among Europe’s top patent firms in IP STARS Patent Rankings 2025
HGF has once again made a bold mark in the latest Managing IP Stars 2025 firm rankings, with top-tier recognition across multiple jurisdictions for our patent expertise. This year’s results …
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The Enlarged Board of Appeal has today issued its decision in seminal case G1/24
G1/24, described as one of the most important cases in decades, relates to how claims of patents are to be interpreted by the Boards of Appeal and, by extension, all …
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UPC’s Hamburg Local Division provides guidance on the extent to which a patent may be used as its own “lexicon”
Agfa NV v Gucci & Anors. [UPC_CFI_278/2023] – Hamburg Local Division of the UPC (Klepsch, Schilling, Sarlin) – 30 April 2025 While we await a decision on G1/24 from the …
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MevoCem Nominated for the Earthshot Prize by CIPA
We’re delighted to share that our client, Material Evolution, has been nominated by the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys (CIPA) for the globally renowned Earthshot Prize, in recognition of their …
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Agritech Thymes: Agritech 2030: Forecasting the Technologies Poised to Transform Farming
Whilst yet to recover to the levels of 2011-2021, where capital invested in agritech increased 20-fold, investor funding in agritech is starting to pick up, and 2025 is set to …
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UPC delivers first judgment on Validity and Infringement of a Second Medical Use Claim
Sanofi Biotechnology SAS & Anor v Amgen, Inc., & Ors– Thomas, Thom, Kupecz and Dorland-Galliot – [UPC_CFI_505/2024] The Dusseldorf Local Division (LD) has delivered the UPC’s first Judgment on second …
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