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Background to the dispute On 29 April 2002, the intervener, Castel Frères SAS, filed a CTM Application No. 2678167 CASTEL…

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

For many centuries the law of England and Wales has been governed by the principle of equity, a principle which…

In April 2013 patent box was introduced to encourage innovation and keep development, manufacture and exploitation in the UK.  Patent…

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

One of our trade mark partners Rosalyn Newsome was invited by Katy Simpson, Head of Yorkshire & Clydesdale Bank, to…

The Internet is changing.  Hundreds of new domain name extensions, or generic top-level domains (gTLDs), will soon start appearing online…

Trade marks and registered designs can complement each other and they can also come into conflict with each other.  Several…

We have previously reported a decision by the High Court and the UK Intellectual Property Office (UK IPO) which accepted…

For the third year running we participated in the Pink Friday campaign to show our support for Breast Cancer Care….

We are delighted to announce a flurry of key additions and progressions within the Barker Brettell patent team. There are…

Using a combination of a range of IP rights to protect a new idea that filled a gap in the…