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Unsolicited reminders about renewal of IP rights – is this the beginning of the end….?
In Priscilla Makovski’s previous article “unsolicited reminders about renewal of IP rights” , we cautioned how we had become aware…
Read MoreNo more “Nicking traffic from the opposition”….?! An AdWords update
In a much anticipated decision, the High Court has recently ruled that M&S had infringed Interflora’s registered trade marks by…
Read MoreUK Patent Box: patent claims – two missing lines in the claims could be £2 million lost in post-tax profits
Tips for patent drafters:- do include product-by-process claims do include claims to a machine for making things. To see why,…
Read MoreHow tax advisers and patent attorneys can help each other to take patent box to clients
The May 2013 edition of the CIPA Journal carried an article entitled “How tax advisers and patent attorneys can help…
Read More‘Software as such’, a further determination of the meaning in the UK
Case in Point: Apple vs. HTC, Court of Appeal Case numbers A3/2012/2043 and 2044, 3 May 2013 As we move…
Read MoreAttorneys take part in 10k run at INTA
Barker Brettell’s Catherine Wiseman and Andy Tranter joined in a 10k run at INTA Dallas that was organised via LinkedIn’s INTA…
Read MoreBarker Brettell Claim Victory in Charity Quiz
Barker Brettell were successfully crowned champions of quizland last night at a charity quiz hosted by legal practice Wright Hassall….
Read MoreJoint seminar with Smallfry and Wright Hassall – “Maximising your ROI from a good idea”
Barker Brettell has teamed up with Smallfry and Wright Hassall for a joint event – a free-to-attend breakfast seminar entitled “Maximising your ROI…
Read MoreIP challenges for the personalised medicines industry – gene claims
Part 1 of a series of articles When you go to the doctor you expect to be asked a lot…
Read MoreYell silenced on appeal
Rosalyn Newsome sets out why ıı grounds weren’t sufficient for success
Read MoreScrabble tile trade mark no longer deemed registrable
In the UK High Court case J.W. Spear & Sons Limited & Ors v Zynga, Inc. Mattel alleged that Zynga’s…
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