Carrie Johnson, patent attorney and partner continues Barker Brettell’s series on design protection by looking into how designs and trade…
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Validation costs in Belgium set to plummet
When a European Patent is granted the applicant has to decide on the countries in which the patent will be…
Read MoreStrong IP growth worldwide in 2015, driven by China
As another year passes, the latest figures on International IP activity for 2015 have been released by the World Intellectual…
Read MoreEPO Enlarged Board decides on Partial Priority
We have written previously in January 2015 and in June 2016 about the case G 1/15 before the Enlarged Board…
Read MoreBreaking news – the Unified Patent Court is back on track
The saga of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) has taken another twist, meaning that the much talked about court system…
Read MoreGaming Technology for Patenting Inventions
Gaming technology has come a long way in the past four decades, developing from the earliest two-dimensional video games such…
Read MoreConfident who owns the name on the hood?
As long as the sun rises in the east and sets in the west, it seems there will always be…
Read MoreBarker Brettell secures contract with Alta Innovations Ltd, the University of Birmingham’s Technology Transfer company
Birmingham Intellectual Property (IP) firm Barker Brettell has won a coveted place on the panel of patent attorney advisors to…
Read MoreCounterfeit trade marks spirit away company profits
The European Union Observatory on infringements of Intellectual Property rights (the Observatory) published a report in July 2016 focussing on…
Read MoreDisclaimers face an uncertain future at the EPO: new Enlarged Board referral
If claim 1 of a patent application or patent encompasses subject matter in the prior art, something has to be…
Read MoreOne becomes two: new EPO signature guidelines will affect US documents
The EPO has announced that from 1st November 2016 the signatures of both the assignor and assignee will be required…
Read MoreUsing the PCT (UK) Fast Track Procedure
At times an applicant may wish to accelerate prosecution of a UK application in the UK national phase of a…
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