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Barker Brettell named 2nd largest trade mark filer in UK
Barker Brettell has been named as the UK’s second largest filer of both UK and Community Trade Marks in the…
Read MoreEggciting launch for Barker Brettell client
Barker Brettell’s food & drink client the New Egg Company has recently launched Yowk ® (http://www.yowk.co.uk/) – a highly innovative…
Read MoreSweetness and Lite
The news is full of criticism for convenience food and drinks containing too much sugar or an equally undesirable mixture…
Read MoreBarker Brettell Partner praised in World Trademark Review , Barker Brettell ranking well in trade mark filing statistics
One of the trade mark partners of Barker Brettell has been praised highly in the well respected World Trademark Review Yearbook for…
Read MoreBarker Brettell in top-tier university tender success
Barker Brettell has been selected as one of only four patent attorney firms on Isis Innovation’s panel for providing patent filing…
Read MoreBreaking news – US and Japan sign up to Hague Agreement on designs
In good news for creative businesses, there has been progress made with extending the options available under the Hague system…
Read MoreAn easy route to patent protection in Morocco – just extend your European patent
A new option for obtaining patent protection will soon be available in Morocco, which will allow the rights there to…
Read MoreBarker Brettell attorney quoted in business website article on Patent Box
Business Quarter has reported how Midlands businesses will still be able to benefit from Patent Box, even after the scheme…
Read MoreReferral to the EPO Enlarged Board on partial priority
The inconsistency in the EPO Boards of Appeal in the problem of assessing partial priority has been recognised and is…
Read MorePatent Box survey – the results are out
We recently surveyed some of our clients to gain an insight into how many of them are using Patent Box…
Read MoreThe two faces of January: looking back and looking forwards at IP
January is widely considered to be named after a Roman god, Janus, who had two faces, which allowed him to…
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