Author: Jane Cureton

The State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) of China has made some revisions to its Patent Examination Guidelines. The revisions will…

A new Spanish patent law will come into place from 1 April 2017 which will have the effect of harmonising…

Recently there have been several stories in the media about how we are all at risk of being replaced by…

The rest of the country is just beginning to realise what Barker Brettell has known for many years: Birmingham is…

2016 was an interesting year for the EPO. Applications remained broadly flat at around 160,000, but (as we previously reported…

The European Patent Office (EPO) and the Russian Patent Office (ROSPATENT) have agreed a Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) pilot programme…

In the third article in our series on design protection Carrie Johnson, patent attorney and partner, compares and contrasts the…

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO’s) Patent Trial and Appeal Board handed down its decision, on 15 February 2017,…

It’s an industry traditionally associated with unhurried rejuvenation and relaxation, but in reality keeping ahead of trends is challenging in…

In this article we look at some innovations taking place in the field of packaging, especially flexible plastic packaging. There…

Birmingham headquartered Intellectual Property (IP) advisor Barker Brettell LLP, has launched ‘Euro IP’ – a microsite designed specifically for US…

2016 proved to be a busy year for the EPO, with more European patents granted than ever before.  Information from…