Adoption of the UP (Unitary Patent) and UPC (Unified Patent Court) was initially cautious after their introduction in 2023, with…

On 26 June 2026, China enacted its most impactful change to its trade mark law since its adoption in 1983….

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

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…

The Supreme Court has handed down their judgment on Emotional Perception AI Limited v Comptroller General of Patents, Designs and…

Nicholas Braddon didn’t set out to become a patent attorney. It was during university, studying Natural Sciences and specialising in…

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…