Part 2 of a series of articles Personalised medicine is vaunted as having the potential to revolutionise healthcare by providing…
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New Year’s resolutions: why every business should resolve to better protect its intellectual property
Research shows that trade marks are associated with innovation, growth and productivity, while patents are associated with knowledge creation and…
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 MoreCounterfeiting – don’t let it ruin your Christmas
It has been reported that the sale and distribution of counterfeit goods seems to escalate during the Christmas season. Counterfeit…
Read MorePlace-based problems
Background to the dispute On 29 April 2002, the intervener, Castel Frères SAS, filed a CTM Application No. 2678167 CASTEL…
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…
Read MoreCommon sense prevails over common-law in the English courts
For many centuries the law of England and Wales has been governed by the principle of equity, a principle which…
Read MorePatent box challenged…..it must be good!
In April 2013 patent box was introduced to encourage innovation and keep development, manufacture and exploitation in the UK. Patent…
Read MoreOhim – more detail please in your classifications
Today, 25 November 2013, sees the introduction of a further classification policy change for the Office for Harmonisation in the…
Read MoreLadies Lunch in Lincoln
One of our trade mark partners Rosalyn Newsome was invited by Katy Simpson, Head of Yorkshire & Clydesdale Bank, to…
Read MoreNew gTLDs – An Overview and Update
The Internet is changing. Hundreds of new domain name extensions, or generic top-level domains (gTLDs), will soon start appearing online…
Read MoreWhen trade marks and registered designs collide: highlighter pens draw attention to the use of trade marks to invalidate registered Community designs
Trade marks and registered designs can complement each other and they can also come into conflict with each other. Several…
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