Happy Chinese New Year!

World Intellectual Property Day 2026 highlights the role of intellectual property in sport. With this year’s Wimbledon Championships just a couple of months away, tennis provides a timely and familiar example of how IP operates behind the scenes.

Wynne-Jones IP continues to expand its footprint in Bristol, strengthening our presence across the South West. Our office in Temple Meads puts us close to the businesses and institutions shaping one of the UK’s fastest-growing technology and creative economies.

Last year, the EPO’s Enlarged Board of Appeal (EBA) completely overturned the general approach that the EPO had taken for decades in interpreting patent claims.

Teenage darts sensation Luke Littler has applied to the UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) to register his face as a trade mark, seeking to protect his likeness.

Intellectual property protection isn’t automatically global - IP rights are territorial. This means that protecting your brand or innovation through a patent, registered design or trade mark in the UK does not, on its own, protect your idea in other countries.

In a system often viewed as register-centred, the UK’s robust framework of unregistered rights continues to present a quietly powerful, and sometimes overlooked, risk.

Patent Analytics has gained significant traction in recent years - but what does it actually mean for your business, and why should you care?

In Dairy UK Ltd v Oatly AB [2026] UKSC 4, the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom addressed a dispute between the traditional dairy industry and the rapidly expanding plant-based sector.