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A potentially very valuable corporation tax reduction mechanism is being finalised by the UK government.  This is called the “Patent…

The UK Intellectual Property Office (UK IPO) recently considered an opposition by Nestlé to Cadbury’s UK trade mark application which…

The Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ) has provided clarification regarding supplementary protection certificates (SPCs) and whether it…

The UK government is continuing to press ahead with its proposed “patent box” tax regime, under which businesses paying corporation…

The UK Court of Appeal has considered the issue of how to determine when a product creates the same overall…

Despite the difficult economic times the European Patent Office (EPO) received a record number of new patent filings in 2011….

A number of Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) programmes exist between national patent offices to allow patent applications to be granted…

The Patents County Court (PCC) is designed as a low-cost forum for the settlement of intellectual property disputes in England…

The UK Intellectual Property Office (UK IPO) is using the 10th edition of the International Classification of goods and services…

The Irish Patent Office has amended the fees payable when filing an application for a series of trade marks in…

The Turkish authorities have announced that it will now be compulsory for trade mark applicants to specify the type of…

We are delighted to announce the promotion of  Rosalyn Newsome, to be a Partner of Barker Brettell, with effect from…