Understanding Patent Box.

What is Patent Box?

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Explaining the EPO Validation States.

What are the EPO Validation States?

When t...

Structural and Functional claims are different descriptive methods of writing about the same thing, but the value and use of each can be confusing without proper explanation.

What are Structural Claims and Functional Claims?

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The end of the 10 day rule at the European patent office

Patent actions are driven by dates and guidelines

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What happens when an inventor applies for a patent?

Can you do a patent yourself? DIY intellectual property (IP).

By Samuel Thomas H...

The Patent Grant Process in the UK and how we can support you

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The Trademark Registration Process in the UK and how we can support you

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Trademarks: Unique does not mean distinctive!

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Can you alter a trademark after it has been registered?

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Prior Design Disclosure: A 12-Month Grace Period

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APIF IP LAW BUGLE April 2023 | ISSUE 45

Avoiding the Pitfalls of Foreign Filing Licenses

We are proud to share a republication of the Association of Intellectual Property Firms (AIPF) artic...

Lidl vs. Tesco: High Court Infringement Dispute

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Louis Vuitton’s EU trademark rejected

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None Disclosure Agreements and Your Patent

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The quickest way to lose your invention

The protection of inventions is prim...

New Guidelines for Patents at the European Patent Office

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Who Owns a Patent?

Following its last judgement of 2022, the Patents Court has provided further guidance on who, between the invention and employer, may own...

The Unified Patent Court (UPC) will open its doors on 1st June 2023

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New Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

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Pandemic measures cease but oral proceedings continue

The EPO has recently announced the cessation of pandemic measures on the conducting of proceedings, with the announcement (...

Does your business need a trademark?

Businesses have names, just as you have a name, and the goodwill and reputation of the business becomes asso...

Come see us at CHEMUK 2023!

CHEMUK 2023 will return on the 10th & 11th May 2023 running in Hall 1 at the NEC, Birmingham. The expo will present 400+ specialist e...

The start of the Sunrise Period will now be 1st March 2023

UPC and Sunrise start dates pushed back

It was annnounced this morning that the start of the UPC is being pushed back by two months. The initial roadmap foresaw 1st Ja...