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The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) runs a translational funding scheme aimed at digital health technologies, medical devices and in vitro diagnostic devices. The scheme is called the Invention for Innovation (i4i) Programme and is targeted at addressing health and social care needs.

Welcome to Marks & Clerk’s new series of articles regarding the nature and role of data in the patent system. This current article is intended to serve as an introduction to the series, explaining why data is important, and to give a taster as to what readers may expect from future articles.

In this article, we provide a brief ‘cheat sheet’ for innovators in the life sciences space, which may provide some useful guidance on data requirements for patentability, and even help to spot where an invention has been made.

Social media influencers can now be seen in practically every area of consumer product marketing, from fashion and beauty products to travel and health & fitness.

As the Marks & Clerk team head off to Atlanta for the start of the International Trademark Association (INTA) 2024 Annual Meeting, we caught up with Associate Erik Rouk who gave us his thoughts on what makes INTA such a great event to attend...

The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) was born while the UK was still a part of the EU, even though Brexit was already looming at that point, and became law in the UK in the form of the Data Protection Act 2018. Many companies and other organisations found implementation difficult due to the complexity of the policies...

Our Head of Brand Exploitation, Protection and TM Litigation in the UK, Kirsten Gilbert, is gearing up for her (lucky!) 13th trip to the International Trademark Association (INTA) 2024 Annual Meeting. We caught up with Kirsten to hear some of her favourite INTA memories, before she heads out in just a few days.

In just over a week, Senior Associate Robecca Davey will be heading to the International Trademark Association (INTA) 2024 Annual Meeting for the first time. We had a chat with her about the trip, and she has been given some very important advice from M&C’s seasoned INTA attendees...

As discussed in recent articles, the Retained EU Law Act came into force on 1 January 2024 and allows the UK courts to depart from earlier case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union moving forward. This may well have an appreciable effect on the law relating to designs and copyright in the UK.