From the 1st August 2026 Jersey is introducing changes to its trade mark system. For most brand owners with existing…

The European Patent Office (EPO) and China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) have announced a new Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH)…

The UKIPO has recently issued their long-awaited statutory guidance following the UK Supreme Court’s judgement in Emotional Perception. Our previous reporting…

Intellectual property (IP) firm Barker Brettell has relocated its Southampton office to Ocean Village Innovation Centre (OVIC), reinforcing the firm’s…

Most of us already use artificial intelligence to some extent, writes Lucy Walker, but to understand its impact on the…

‘Copyright’ is an automatic legal right that protects original literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works, films, sound and music recordings,…

The Enlarged Board of Appeal (EBA) of the European Patent Office (EPO) has now issued its preliminary opinion in G…

The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) has recently reported that 2025 was a record year for EU Trade Mark…

In the upcoming edition of The Nice Classification, NCL (13 2026) – published by the World Intellectual Property Office (WIPO)…

After 31 December 2025, your cloned UK trade marks and EU trade marks may no longer be valid if you…

Trade marks, copyright, designs, and patents – which do your clients really need? For many SME owners, intellectual property (IP)…

For many SMEs, intellectual property (IP) is treated as a defensive measure – something to protect against theft or infringement….