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Can you keep a trade secret? Understanding pharmaceutical IP

Posted on May 19, 2022

Patents are the ‘go-to’ form of Intellectual Property (IP) protection for new pharmaceuticals. Through patents, protection can be attained for…

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How to protect a technical effect with a patent – the endless possibilities of selection inventions

Posted on May 5, 2022

Innovation in materials science often creates high levels of interest from the scientific community as well as the commercial world….

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Digital technology, pharmaceutical and green transport patent applications increase as the EPO’s latest figures confirm European patent applications return to growth

Posted on April 27, 2022

The European Patent Office’s latest patent index shows that patent applications filed at the EPO hit a record number in…

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How innovation will be vital in helping meet ever-growing demand for batteries

Posted on March 31, 2022

Net Zero has long been seen as an important goal in mitigating the effects of climate change.  Recently, the COP26…

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Are you intending to opt out of the Unified Patent Court?

Posted on March 25, 2022

The European Patent Office (EPO) and participating European Union countries are in the final stages of establishing the Unitary Patent…

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Net zero: how the Green Channel could help innovators protect their inventions in the UK

Posted on March 2, 2022

Governments around the world have committed to targets to decarbonise their economies in the coming years, in order to limit…

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The Unitary Patent: Is your business prepared for the biggest change to European patent law in 50 years?

Posted on February 25, 2022

The European Patent Office (EPO) and participating European Union countries are in the final stages of establishing the Unitary Patent…

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T 1989/18 – An end to description amendments at the EPO?

Posted on January 19, 2022

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

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Intellectual Property firm Barker Brettell appoints key consultant Dr Brian More as it launches a new IP Valuation Service

Posted on January 14, 2022

Barker Brettell has announced that Dr Brian More has been appointed IP Valuations Consultant as the firm launches its IP Valuation…

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Priscilla Makovski announces retirement after 44 years at Barker Brettell

Posted on January 5, 2022

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

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Barker Brettell grows its Stockholm team with two new patent specialists, Claes Djurberg and Sara Frykstrand

Posted on November 25, 2021

Barker Brettell has continued to build on the strength of its well-respected local IP team in Sweden with Claes Djurberg…

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Getting noticed: employing Intellectual Property to open doors and expand your business network

Posted on November 12, 2021

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

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