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Read articleHGF Partners Recognised in IAM Strategy 300 2025
The latest edition of IAM Strategy 300: The World’s Leading IP Strategists has now been published, and HGF is proud to announce that three of our partners have been listed …
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HGF Futures Life Sciences – Join our open day in London
An opportunity to discover your path to becoming a Life Science Patent Attorney! Are you a recent or soon-to-be graduate with a degree in Life Sciences? Are you passionate about …
Event detailsCelebrating exam success at HGF
We would like to congratulate our colleagues on their recent exam success. Their dedication, perseverance, and commitment to professional development have led to success, and we are pleased to celebrate …
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IAM Navigating the UPC conference
HGF are gold sponsors of the IAM Live Navigating the UPC conference. The IAM Live Navigating the UPC will take place at the Marriott Opera Ambassador Hotel, Paris on 5th …
Event detailsPost Sale Confusion – dupes and lookalikes beware?
Last month, the UK Supreme Court issued its highly-anticipated decision in Iconix Luxembourg Holdings SARL v Dream Pairs Europe Inc and another [2025] UKSC 25. Helpful background to the dispute …
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A leading case – beware sequence errors in patent claims
Samsung Bioepis UK Ltd v Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc [2025] EWHC 1240 (Pat) – Mr Justice Meade – 20 May 2025 The UK Patents Court has held that Samsung Bioepis’ and Amgen’s …
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ICELAND left out in the cold by the General Court
Earlier in the month, the EU General Court issued its decision on Iceland Foods Ltd’s appeal of a decision of the Grand Board of Appeal of EUIPO to invalidate an …
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HGF recognised in Managing IP’s New “Trusted Talent” Table in Germany
We are proud to announce that HGF has been ranked in Managing IP’s newly launched Trusted Talent table in Germany, a recognition of our ongoing commitment to excellence in intellectual …
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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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