EPO participates in high-level conference on biotechnology innovation & more…Keep up with what has been happening this week in our latest IP news round-up…

Canadian Tire to buy Hudson’s Bay intellectual property for $30M

Canadian Tire Corporation Limited announced it will acquire Hudson’s Bay’s intellectual property for about C$30 million, including the iconic department store’s striped branding and coat of arms, as the 355-year-old retailer prepares to shutter its stores and pay down more than C$1 billion in debt.

Dehns Associate Conor Wilman Receives Highly Commended Award from AIPPI

Conor Wilman, an associate in the Technology, Software and Engineering (TSE) group at Dehns, has been selected to receive a Highly Commended Award by the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI).

EPO participates in high-level conference on biotechnology innovation to mark Poland’s EU Presidency

The Polish Patent Office hosted a high-level IP conference on biotechnology in Krakow this month. The EPO also contributed to discussions on patenting in the field of plant-related biotechnology.

Targeting the undruggable proteome with molecular glues

Appleyard Lees looks into the field of molecular glues which has seen a rapid development in the past years. Interest in molecular glue technology from the pharmaceutical industry appears to be on the rise, as indicated by deals secured between Neomorph with Biogen and Novo Nordisk, for research into neurological diseases, and cardiometabolic diseases, respectively.

UK Intellectual Property Office set to discontinue trade mark series service

The UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) has published the response to the second phase of its transformation consultation. The aim was to simplify processes and improve consistency across IP rights, as well as modernising IP services in the UK.