< Zurück zu den aktuellen Neuigkeiten & Events

Neuigkeiten

Selling a business – Midlands Business Insider

November 2021

HGF Partner Kerry Rees comments on Intellectual Property considerations when ‚Selling a business‘ in the Midlands Business Insider.

The Tyre kick test

More business owners are opting to carry out vendor due diligence (VDD) before a sale, letting the experts sift through books and contracts before taking the company to market. No one buys a business without at least ‚kicking the tyres‘, so why not get the experts in to give a good pre-sale servicing?

See the full article and Kerry’s comments here.

 

 

 

Aktuelle Neuigkeiten

Agritech Thymes: A review of protection for gene edited plants

As we head into a new season, it’s a good time to revisit the current status of protection for Essentially Derived Varieties (EDVs) and plants derived from New Genomic Techniques …

Weiterlesen

Avoiding Legal Pitfalls: The Notting Hill Bag Company's Costly Mistake

[2025] EWHC 1793 (IPEC) – Natasha Courtenay-Smith and Notting Hill Bag Company Limited v The Notting Hill Shopping Bag Company Limited, Nangialai Takanai, The Notting Hill Shopper Bag Ltd, Ehsanullah …

Weiterlesen
Event - 12. September 2025

Wolters Kluwer Breakfast Panel on AI & IP at AIPPI

Sofie McPherson, Patent Director at HGF, will be moderating a special breakfast panel session hosted by Wolters Kluwer at the AIPPI World Congress in Yokohama on 15 September 2025. Session …

Veranstaltungsdetails

T1465/23 – No Narrowing by Description—EPO Board Terminates Inventive Step Analysis for Arbitrary Modifications Citing G1/24 and G1/19

“The potential patentability of a specific narrow embodiment…cannot render a claim allowable which, due to its breadth, encompasses a multitude of other, non-inventive embodiments” – r. 3.5. Background EP3113515 was …

Weiterlesen

Wrestling with G1/24 – How should the claims be interpreted in view of the description?

In G1/24, the Enlarged Board of Appeal (EBA) codified how claims should be interpreted for assessing patentability: in consultation with the description. However, the decision was light on how, in …

Weiterlesen

Welcome to HGF Presents - New Video Series

Introducing HGF Presents a new video series delivering practical insights into European Patent Law and practice. Curated by our leading experts in chemistry, life sciences, technology & engineering, each concise …

Weiterlesen

Seminar on Incorporating Trade Secrets into your IP Strategy

HGF is hosting a Seminar on Incorporating Trade Secrets into your IP Strategy which will be followed by networking, apero, and snacks. The Seminar will be held on Wednesday, 10th …

Weiterlesen

PRESSEMITTEILUNG HGF stärkt seine Präsenz in Europa mit drei neuen Partnern in Frankreich und Deutschland

HGF stärkt seine Präsenz in Europa mit drei neuen Partnern in Frankreich und Deutschland HGF freut sich, die Aufnahme von drei neuen Partnern bekannt zu geben, die die Präsenz des …

Weiterlesen
Alle Neuigkeiten anzeigen