一般消息 Daniel Chew当选为英国特许专利代理师协会历史上首位亚裔主席 4th November 2022 Daniel Chew 周冠冲博士，HLK慧智林的合伙人兼亚洲业务小组负责人，以及业内顶尖的移动和电信专家之一，当选为英国特许专利代理师协会（CIPA）的首位亚裔主席。Daniel于2022年11月2日在第140届年度理事大会上当选，其任期将于2023年1月1日开始。
知识产权洞察 问卷调查结果揭示了专利权人对单一专利和统一专利法院的态度 25th October 2022 今年夏天，我们HLK慧智林欧洲知识产权事务所对不同行业的欧洲专利权人和申请人进行了一项调查，以评估他们对即将推出的单一专利（UP）和统一专利法院（UPC）方案的态度。以下介绍我们在调查中的一些发现。
知识产权洞察 UPC选择退出：专利组合策略 30th August 2022 我们在之前的资讯中列出了可能帮助您决定对单个专利是否退出的因素。然而，还有一个更广泛的问题就是对您的欧洲专利组合选择退出的策略。
知识产权洞察 UPC选择退出：是还是否？ 23rd August 2022 考虑到单一专利（UP）和统一专利法院（UPC）体系即将生效，欧洲专利权人应考虑是否将其现有和未来的欧洲专利和申请退出UPC的管辖。
一般消息 2022年国际知识产权服务机构推荐 15th July 2022 我们很荣幸地宣布，Haseltine Lake Kempner (HLK) 慧智林被《中国知识产权》杂志评为2022年最受推荐的国际知识产权服务机构之一。
知识产权洞察 化学与生命科学新闻简报 28th June 2022 专利申请中公开的生物序列（例如 DNA、RNA、肽）要求使用符合适用 WIPO 标准的序列表提供。对该类信息实施国际标准化，旨在方便 IPO 开展搜索工作、简化申请人的申请流程并允许与公众共享序列。
一般消息 HLK慧智林在《金融时报》的每个类别排名中都获得金牌 17th June 2022 我们很高兴地宣布，Haseltine Lake Kempner（HLK）慧智林在2022年特别报告中再次被英国《金融时报》评为欧洲领先的专利律师事务所之一。该报告由Statista创建，并收录在《金融时报》中，是基于客户和同行的建议评选出来的。
知识产权洞察 材料科学新闻简报 27th May 2022 EPO 技术上诉委员会最近审议了一个关于材料成分参数定义的案件，并作出了一项决定。乍一看，这项决定令人十分不解。但是，该案凸显出了一个重要问题，这是一个在起草欧洲专利申请时应当考虑的问题，无论起草的是何种技术领域的专利申请。
The ‘Milk’ ban: A sour decision for Oatly, and a wake-up call for plant-based food brands As of yesterday, Oatly and other plant-based brand owners can no longer use the word ‘milk’ (or other dairy related terms) in relation to plant-based products in the UK. Dairy industry groups see the decision as protecting consumers and traditional long-established dairy terms. Plant-based brands are likely to see it as a constraint on creative and sustainability-led marketing. Either way, the decision has significant practical implications. Visit UK site
Webinar - UPC in focus: Insights on inventive step, preliminary objections & confidentiality Drawing from practical experience having represented both defendants and claimants, UPC litigators Alex Rogers and Greg Ward will provide insights into some topical issues at the UPC. Visit UK site
UK Supreme Court hands down landmark Emotional Perception AI decision Today, the UK Supreme Court delivered a landmark judgment addressing the patentability of AI systems. In Emotional Perception AI Ltd v Comptroller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks, the Court has reshaped the legal framework governing the assessment of patent applications for Computer Implemented Inventions in the UK. Visit UK site
It’s not whether an invention is immoral, but when that matters: Article 53(a) EPC and T 2510/18 Matt England explores the EPO's approach to Article 53(a) EPC, showing that an invention is excluded from patentability only if its commercial exploitation is immoral, not because of the circumstances of its derivation, as confirmed in T 2510/18. Visit UK site
HLK has another success at the UPC HLK’s client, Establishment Labs, has prevailed in a preliminary objection at the Unified Patent Court. In this case, Establishment Labs is suing GC Aesthetics group and its Belgian distributor at the UPC for infringement of its European Patent No. 3 107 487 B1 relating to soft tissue body implants. Visit UK site
Brand Appeal Welcome to the February edition of Brand Appeal, our monthly e-publication, reporting on legal issues affecting brand owners. This month we are considering some common misunderstandings as to UK trade mark law and procedure. Visit UK site
