IP Developments

Main provisions of the Intellectual Property Act 2014 (the “Act”) come into force today, introducing a number of changes. The…

In light of upcoming changes to the law, it is worth rethinking how much you rely on unregistered design rights…

In good news for advocates of IP rights, the UK Intellectual Property Act has received Royal Assent. As reported in…

Historically, the registered design has perhaps been a rather under-used option for obtaining IP protection. As discussed previously on our…

The day many patent attorneys have been hoping for since 2010 is nearly here: the day on which the European…

With effect from 1 April 2014, many European Patent Office (EPO) official fees will increase. On the whole the increases…

The New Year will bring us two new options for accelerating progress of patent applications in a variety of countries….

It’s all change at the Patents County Court.  Firstly, the (somewhat confusing) name has gone, as part of a restructure…

Today, 25 November 2013, sees the introduction of a further classification policy change for the Office for Harmonisation in the…

Patent box could cut your rate of corporation tax down to 10% for some elements of your profits, from both…

The UK Intellectual Property Office (UK IPO) is simplifying the procedure to object to a trade mark application in a…

The UK Intellectual Property Office (UK IPO) is simplifying the procedure to object to a trade mark application in a…