IP Developments

A key referral to the Enlarged Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office has been under consideration, on the…

Different countries have different rules when it comes to filing the first patent application for an invention. Failure to follow…

Will investment in medical devices stay healthy after European decisions block patent extensions? Following a recent German Federal Patent Court…

Patent Office Opinions have been a feature of UK patent law since 2004. The service was brought in to allow…

At Barker Brettell it’s never been our favourite acronym, so we’re delighted that as of today, 23 March 2016, the…

When the EU Reforms are implemented on the 23 March 2016, the EUIPO will change its treatment of descriptions of…

Overview The figures are in1 and the headline is that 2015 was another bumper year for the European Patent Office…

The much anticipated and long awaited EU trade mark reform legislative package was published on 24 December 2015 announcing major…

Following the launch of its online digital service for applying for UK registered designs last year, the UK Intellectual Property…

Business is booming in the car industry and much of it is down to innovation, suggests a recent report from…

Many applicants make use of the priority system when filing design applications in more than one country.  This has advantages…

When one country is not enough: the re-definition of genuine use Lucy Walker, trade mark attorney partner and Rosanne Farmer,…