Corporate IP Support & Outsourcing

As artificial intelligence (AI) chat tools gain popularity, some businesses are using them to craft responses to cease-and-desist letters relating…

The European Patent Office (EPO) has recently issued the 2024 edition of its annual Patent Index which provides a detailed overview…

Anne Bate, patent paralegal & technical workflow specialist, joins John to mark their 30-year working partnership along with managing partner…

Barker Brettell provides cost-conscious, in-house patent specialists with European expertise Barker Brettell, the UK head-quartered intellectual property (IP) firm, is…

The Unified Patent Court (UPC) has issued its first decision on patent infringement by equivalence in Plant-e Knowledge B.V. &…

In late December 2024 the UK IPO launched a three-month consultation on AI and copyright – closing on 25th February…

When developing technology that may lead to patentable inventions, it is always a good idea to work out what to…

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

Lucy Walker, Chartered Trade Mark Attorney and Partner at intellectual property experts Barker Brettell, agrees that trading under your name…

In the food and drink space, ‘dupes’ refer to alternative (often, lower cost) products that closely mimic well-known food and…

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

In the past 30 years, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has improved by leaps and bounds. Suitably programmed computers are very well…