16 September 2021PatentsMuireann Bolger

Software patents ‘more successful’ at UKIPO than EPO

Software patent applicants are more likely to be successful at the UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO) than at the European Property Office (EPO), a report from law firm Mewburn Ellis has revealed.

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