The EPO announced on 18 October that, as from 1 April 2014 (yes that is right, April Fool’s Day), it…
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Success – BB Smallfry Seminar Wednesday 2 October 2013
Barker Brettell were delighted to welcome clients and contacts to an early morning seminar at their offices at 100 Hagley…
Read MoreAnother initiative to help SMEs enforce their rights
The UK Intellectual Property Office (UK IPO) is simplifying the procedure to object to a trade mark application in a…
Read MoreAttorney’s Exam Success
We are pleased to announce the recent success of Gurpreet Solanki who qualified as a Chartered UK and European Patent…
Read MoreBB Girls – Race for Life
A Team from Barker Brettell dusted off their running shoes to take part in the annual charity event Race for…
Read MoreSign up and join our BB Premier League
Barker Brettell would be delighted if you could join our BB Premier Fantasy Football League. This is a web based…
Read MoreSKYDRIVE too close to SKY
British Sky Broadcasting Group Plc (BSB) has been successful in the UK High Court in a claim of trade mark infringement…
Read MorePatent box – when should I “elect in”?
On the face of it, the patent box is a no-brainer – with promises of reduced corporation tax rates for…
Read MoreNo more “Nicking traffic from the opposition”….?! An AdWords update
In a much anticipated decision, the High Court has recently ruled that M&S had infringed Interflora’s registered trade marks by…
Read MoreScrabble tile trade mark no longer deemed registrable
In the UK High Court case J.W. Spear & Sons Limited & Ors v Zynga, Inc. Mattel alleged that Zynga’s…
Read MoreCelebrating World Intellectual Property Day with Free IP Clinics
Friday April 26 marks the World Intellectual Property Organisation’s ‘World Intellectual Property Day’, a worldwide celebration of creativity and the next…
Read MoreTime to find a patent attorney?
The April 2013 edition of Tax Adviser magazine carried an article entitled “Time to find a patent attorney?” Nick Braddon co-authored…
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