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What is the future for the honest use defence and in what scenario can a defendant successfully rely upon this defence?
In the High Court decision of Gnat and Company Ltd & Anr v West Lake East Ltd & Anr (Judge...
In the High Court decision of Gnat and Company Ltd & Anr v West Lake East Ltd & Anr (Judge Hacon; [2022] EWHC 319 (IPEC)), Judge Hacon found a likelihood of con - Read more
Universities to benefit from reduced European patent official fees
From 1 April 2024, universities, non-profit organisations, and public research organisatio...
From 1 April 2024, universities, non-profit organisations, and public research organisations will in many circumstances be eligible for a 30% discount on offici - Read more
UKIPO updated practice for the examination of patent applications involving artificial neural networks (ANN)
A recent judgement from the High Court has caused the UK Intellectual Property Office (UKI...
A recent judgement from the High Court has caused the UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) to change its practice for the examination of artificial neural ne - Read more
Intellectual Property Audit grants of up to £2,500 available, with up to £5,000 follow-up funding available.
IP Audit Grants of up to £2,500 are currently available. If the IP Audit identifies a need...
IP Audit Grants of up to £2,500 are currently available. If the IP Audit identifies a need for further work such as registering IP or conducting searches, furth - Read more
Listing taken down by a registered design?
In the ever-expanding world of online marketplaces, sellers often find themselves at the r...
In the ever-expanding world of online marketplaces, sellers often find themselves at the receiving end of takedown notices based on claims of registered design - Read more
Swindell & Pearson listed as one of the UK’s top intellectual property firms in the Legal 500
Swindell & Pearson is delighted to have been named as one of the UK’s top intellectual pro...
Swindell & Pearson is delighted to have been named as one of the UK’s top intellectual property firms in the 2024 edition of the Legal 500 law firm ranking dire - Read more
Patent Drawings (Part 2): Tips to Keep Costs Down
You may wish to provide your own patent drawings to keep the costs associated with draftin...
You may wish to provide your own patent drawings to keep the costs associated with drafting a patent application down. Read this article for some tips on how to - Read more
Reliance on a purported technical effect for inventive step (interpreting G 2/21)
The Enlarged Board of Appeal’s decision G 2/21 was noted for the abstract criteria it set ...
The Enlarged Board of Appeal’s decision G 2/21 was noted for the abstract criteria it set for relying on post-published evidence to support an inventive step. W - Read more
Sufficiency of disclosure in recent European case law
The "whole area claimed" criterion for sufficiency of disclosure is increasingly being app...
The "whole area claimed" criterion for sufficiency of disclosure is increasingly being applied to inventions in the fields such as mechanics and electrical engi - Read more
New Enlarged Board of Appeal referral: G 1/23
Questions on the extent to which a commercially available product is prior art have been r...
Questions on the extent to which a commercially available product is prior art have been referred to the Enlarged Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office. - Read more
Patent Drawings: Tips to Keep Costs Down
You may wish to provide your own patent drawings to keep the costs associated with draftin...
You may wish to provide your own patent drawings to keep the costs associated with drafting a patent application down. Read this article for some tips on how to - Read more
Risks with retaining a non-UK address for service for a UK registered design
Recent and upcoming changes to the UKIPO’s address for service requirements could create r...
Recent and upcoming changes to the UKIPO’s address for service requirements could create risks and complexity for UK registered design holders with a non-UK add - Read more