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LSPN North America Spring 2023

March 2023

HGF are gold sponsors of the LSPN North America Spring 2023 in Boston on the 3 – 4th of May.

Brought to you by Life Sciences Intellectual Property Review, this in-person event presents an unrivalled gathering of in-house patent counsel pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies.

HGF Patent Director Dr Lauris Kemp is speaking alongside Daniel Rudoy, Shareholder at Wolf Greenfield, on ‘The WHAT, WHY and HOW of protecting the IP in your Bioinformatics and AI inventions’.

HGF Partner and Patent Attorney Dr Claire Irvine is hosting a CRISPR roundtable on Day 2, of the event, on ‘Navigating the Current CRISPR Patent and Licensing Landscape’. HGF Patent Director Marie Walsh is hosting a roundtable session on Day 2, of the event, on ‘Current Challenges and Sharing Solutions in Precision Medicine Protection’.

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When Retail Branding Meets Politics

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Office Closed Dates December 2025 / January 2026

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Often Copied, Never Equaled: When Do Everyday Items Become Subject of Copyright?

The  borderline between ‘pure’ works of art and mere utilitarian objects” –  Can iconic, yet everyday products be protected under copyright? The above question was posed by Advocate General in …

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T 0883/23: Dosage claims and their entitlement to priority when only the clinical trial protocol was disclosed in the priority application

In a recently issued decision by the EPO’s Board of Appeal (BoA), the BoA held that claims directed to a combination of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) at particular doses were …

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The end of the Brexit overhang for trade marks: review, refile and revoke.

On the 31st December 2025, five years will have passed since the end of the Brexit transitional period on 31st December 2020. Why is this relevant? For UK cloned trade …

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Event - 14th January 2026

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Personal names as 'brands' in the world of fashion

Episode 1 Personal names as ‘brands’ in the world of fashion    

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Colour in fashion and the difficulties of protecting it

Episode 2 Colour in fashion and the difficulties of protecting it  

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