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Credit where credit’s due? The UK Patent Box saga continues
Last year the UK government launched a Patent Box incentive scheme, enabling companies with granted UK patents to benefit from…
Read MoreCommunity trade mark applications: faster examination options, but no free rides
From 24 November 2014 the Community Trade Mark Office (OHIM) is changing the way it examines trade mark applications in order…
Read MoreUK IPO has power to revoke patents on its own initiative
Recent changes in the UK mean that it may now be easier, quicker and cheaper to get a UK patent…
Read MoreDesign law changes coming into effect today – 1 October 2014
Main provisions of the Intellectual Property Act 2014 (the “Act”) come into force today, introducing a number of changes. The…
Read MoreThe protection offered by UK unregistered designs is due to change
In light of upcoming changes to the law, it is worth rethinking how much you rely on unregistered design rights…
Read MoreUK IP law gets a makeover
In good news for advocates of IP rights, the UK Intellectual Property Act has received Royal Assent. As reported in…
Read MoreRegistered designs: the IP right that goes from strength to strength?
Historically, the registered design has perhaps been a rather under-used option for obtaining IP protection. As discussed previously on our…
Read MoreA return to normality: file divisional patent cases when you are ready
The day many patent attorneys have been hoping for since 2010 is nearly here: the day on which the European…
Read MoreEuropean patent fees to increase
With effect from 1 April 2014, many European Patent Office (EPO) official fees will increase. On the whole the increases…
Read MoreNovel Patent Prosecution Highways launch in the New Year
The New Year will bring us two new options for accelerating progress of patent applications in a variety of countries….
Read MoreA new face and a new name for the Patents County Court
It’s all change at the Patents County Court. Firstly, the (somewhat confusing) name has gone, as part of a restructure…
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