The UK Intellectual Property Office (UK IPO) has recently announced the launch of its new ‘One IPO Search’ tool to…

Innovation in aircraft design In general, the design of production aircraft has not radically changed since the mid-twentieth century. For…

The beginning of the end? Practice at the European Patent Office (EPO) currently requires that, before an application is granted,…

Avionics have been instrumental in establishing modern aviation. Since the term – a portmanteau of “aviation electronics” – was coined…

The UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) has just released details of the updated funding programme directed to supporting SMEs during…

Registered Designs are an effective way to get some IP protection in place, particularly in cases where the bar for…

In many jurisdictions (most notably the U.S.), multiple dependency of claims is not allowed. It is therefore common to have…

The European Patent Office (EPO) does not give the description in a granted patent much weight when construing the claims….

When the current version of the Rules of Procedure of the Boards of Appeal came into force in 2020, it…

As a result of ongoing discussions with the Chartered Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys (CITMA) on the subject of Address…

Barker Brettell, the Birmingham-headquartered intellectual property (IP) specialist, has announced that Yvonne Johnson has been elected as the firm’s new…

Quantum computing (QC) is a rapidly growing technology which leverages the laws of quantum mechanics to solve problems that are…