A peculiarity of patent prosecution at the EPO is that examiners typically insist on the description being amended into line…

Today we announce that Priscilla Makovski will be retiring after 44 years at Barker Brettell. Priscilla was managing partner between…

Patent attorney and partner Dave Combes will be attending the FAC Annual Conference on 25 November 2021. An expert in…

What can the FMGC sector do to protect its branded products against copycats? Carole Drury, associate patent attorney at Barker…

As the coronavirus tsunami crashed through the economy, wiping an estimated £1.7bn off the UK cosmetics and toiletries industry in…

In some fields – such as chemistry, biology and physics – results are not totally predictable. However, it can be…

Following the UK’s departure from the EU on the 31st December 2020, the end of the transition period is now…

A passion for automotive Design rights, relishing representing clients as an IP Higher Courts Litigator, and striking a good work-life…

Electric cars are great for eliminating at-vehicle emissions, but, even with a 10-20 year battery life-span, it will not be…

“People can have the Model T in any colour, so long as it’s black,” Henry Ford famously said when he…

The pharmaceutical industry has eagerly awaited the decision from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on the first new…

Nike has recently reached a settlement with the Brooklyn art collective, MSCHF, over the alleged infringement of a pair of…