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Electric vehicles – opportunity or infrastructure nightmare?
Electric vehicle and hybrid electric vehicle ownership is soaring and the recent release of several government transport infrastructure plans and…
Read MoreIs “True Top 4” a good deal for patentees?
One of the key questions regarding the unitary patent was answered last month, when the European Patent Office (EPO) formally…
Read More3D printing – an amazing process for manufacture or a hornet’s nest for copies?
The advent of affordable 3D printers has meant that almost anyone with the will can now print three dimensional articles…
Read MoreMaking your intangible assets work harder
Many businesses file for patents, designs and trade marks without a longer-term plan to re-assess the need for these Intellectual…
Read MoreLaunch of the Open Register of Patent Ownership
Last week, the Open Register of Patent Ownership (ORoPO) was launched, in the aim of creating a user-friendly and freely…
Read MoreDesigns for the future – practical advice for filing international design applications
The US and Japan recently joined the Hague System that provides for international protection of industrial designs, to take the…
Read MoreDo you want to sell your patent to Google?
Google Inc. has recently announced what it calls a “Patent Purchase Promotion”, inviting patent owners to offer to sell their…
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 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 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 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…
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