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EPO Enlarged Board decides on Partial Priority
We have written previously in January 2015 and in June 2016 about the case G 1/15 before the Enlarged Board…
Read MoreDisclaimers face an uncertain future at the EPO: new Enlarged Board referral
If claim 1 of a patent application or patent encompasses subject matter in the prior art, something has to be…
Read MoreOne becomes two: new EPO signature guidelines will affect US documents
The EPO has announced that from 1st November 2016 the signatures of both the assignor and assignee will be required…
Read MoreUsing the PCT (UK) Fast Track Procedure
At times an applicant may wish to accelerate prosecution of a UK application in the UK national phase of a…
Read MoreCayman Islands – New Trade Marks Bill
Register before 31 December 2016 to ensure protection A new trade mark law has been published in the Cayman Islands…
Read MoreStreamlined opposition procedure enters turbulence
The European Patent Office (EPO) brought in new guidelines on 1st July 2016 which aim to simplify the opposition procedure…
Read MoreEUTM reform: A timely reminder
Owners of EUTM registrations with a Nice class heading have just four days left to file a declaration Following the…
Read MoreCopyright protection terms have now changed. What will be the impact on your business?
The repeal of section 52 (s.52) of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act (CPDA) 1988 has come into force, with…
Read MoreA tale of two aunties – the registration of stylised trade marks
It is conventional wisdom that registering a trade mark in plain word format provides a business with the strongest rights…
Read MoreCopyright Protection Terms: All Change in July
A repeal of section 52 (s.52) of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act (CDPA) 1988 has been on the cards…
Read More‘Case’ closed – Trunki design registration confirmed not to be infringed
On 9 March the UK’s highest court handed down a decision1 confirming non-infringement of a Community registered design (CRD). This…
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