Background The UK IPO’s approach in handling communications arising out of third-party actions filed against UK trade mark and design…

The current go-live date for the Unitary Patent (UP) and the Unified Patent Court (UPC) is 1 June 2023. For…

Intellectual Property (IP) firm Barker Brettell has announced that Marcos Kauffman has been appointed IP Valuations Consultant to its IP…

For a number of years now, owners of different types of IP rights have been receiving unsolicited mail and invoices…

Many European patent applications are prosecuted through to grant where through determined and persuasive argument, luck, or an Examiner oversight,…

The number of UK smartphones users reached 55.5 million in 2021. This means that nearly 83% of the population have…

The European Patent Office’s latest patent index shows that patent applications filed at the EPO hit a record number in…

To receive patent protection an invention needs to be, among other things, new. This would normally stop an existing product…

Although patent systems around the world vary in their approach to patentability, one common requirement is that an invention must…

Arthritis is an extremely common condition in the UK. It causes joint pain, limits mobility, and can become so debilitating…

When developing a new product, it can take years before it is a self-sustaining enterprise. This is a problem for…

Much has been written about why a startup company should invest in Intellectual Property (IP), or why it is vital…