Patents

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…

Jennifer Atkinson, one of Intellectual Property specialist Barker Brettell’s patent attorney partners, started her fascination with molecular biology at the…

The patenting process can be notoriously slow. Even the quickest of granted patents typically take several years from filing to…

The upward trend in patent filings over the last five years indicates innovation is a key driver in the car…

Proteins are no longer exclusively associated with sport drinks and muscle mass. Over the last few years, protein products have…

Following the launch of its online digital service for applying for UK registered designs last year, the UK Intellectual Property…

Business is booming in the car industry and much of it is down to innovation, suggests a recent report from…

As anyone who’s ever filed a patent application at the European Patent Office (EPO) will know, it can take a…

With the launch of the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorney’s “Diversity Taskforce”, the proportion of women and people from different…