IP Developments

The entry into operation of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) will not occur in December 2017, the previously announced target…

Irrespective of Brexit, the unitary patent (UP) agreement may come into force by early next year. When a European patent…

The Federation council of Russia has just approved a federal law ratifying the Hague Agreement.  The law will come into…

No one would possibly associate a high end restaurant with the manufacturer of pet food right?  Wrong.  The High Court…

An earlier version of this article, ‘The Rise of Chinese IP?’, was previously published on tuftythecat.blogspot.co.uk A recent article has…

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…

Section 52 of the UK’s Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988 (CDPA 1988) was repealed on 28 July 2016.  A…

When a European Patent is granted the applicant has to decide on the countries in which the patent will be…

We have written previously in January 2015 and in June 2016 about the case G 1/15 before the Enlarged Board…

The EPO has announced that from 1st November 2016 the signatures of both the assignor and assignee will be required…

Register before 31 December 2016 to ensure protection A new trade mark law has been published in the Cayman Islands…