Patents

27% growth in medical device patent volume in 2015 injects new life into sector A recent report from Thomson Reuters…

Renewable energy generation is on the rise and, according to a recent RECAI report (Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Index) from…

The automotive industry has been a constant source of innovation ever since its emergence, but patent attorney Oli Pooley has…

A repeal of section 52 (s.52) of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act (CDPA) 1988 has been on the cards…

A key referral to the Enlarged Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office has been under consideration, on the…

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Different countries have different rules when it comes to filing the first patent application for an invention. Failure to follow…

Will investment in medical devices stay healthy after European decisions block patent extensions? Following a recent German Federal Patent Court…

New figures obtained from the UK Intellectual Property Office reveal that applicants who use a representative to file their patent…

Patent Office Opinions have been a feature of UK patent law since 2004. The service was brought in to allow…

On 9 March the UK’s highest court handed down a decision1 confirming non-infringement of a Community registered design (CRD). This…

Overview The figures are in1 and the headline is that 2015 was another bumper year for the European Patent Office…