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IP Filings Increase - More than 7 million patents in the world

The number of IP applications (for patents, trade marks and designs) filed in 2010 increas...

The number of IP applications (for patents, trade marks and designs) filed in 2010 increased significantly relative to 2009 which had seen a decrease relative t - Read more

Why seek IP Protection in China?

Despite the fact that China has made notable developments in the last decade, many people ...

Despite the fact that China has made notable developments in the last decade, many people remain uncertain about the need to seek IP protection in China, and ma - Read more

Attacking a Patent or Patent Application at the European Patent Office

You have recently become aware of a pending European patent application which potentially ...

You have recently become aware of a pending European patent application which potentially represents a threat to your business. So, where do you go from here? - Read more

Mobile Phone Patent Wars!

Apple sues Samsung. Samsung sues Apple. Motorola sues Apple. It seems that the mobile phon...

Apple sues Samsung. Samsung sues Apple. Motorola sues Apple. It seems that the mobile phone companies are acting in a particularly litigious manner at the momen - Read more

Patent Box - A Gift from the Treasury?

In recent years, companies have been choosing to move their patents offshore and this has ...

In recent years, companies have been choosing to move their patents offshore and this has cost the UK jobs in development, manufacturing and exploitation of pat - Read more

Attacking a Patent or Patent Application at the European Patent Office

A client calls you to inform you that he has become aware of a pending European patent app...

A client calls you to inform you that he has become aware of a pending European patent application which potentially represents a threat to his business. So, wh - Read more

Lord Stafford Awards 2011

Swindell & Pearson Ltd have again sponsored the Lord Stafford Awards this year. The Lord S...

Swindell & Pearson Ltd have again sponsored the Lord Stafford Awards this year. The Lord Stafford Awards were developed in 1997 to recognise and encourage the d - Read more

The Patents County Court, Reinvented?

The maximum amount of damages which can be awarded in a Patents County Court case has now ...

The maximum amount of damages which can be awarded in a Patents County Court case has now been limited to £500,000, and the maximum costs award is limited to £5 - Read more

Benefits of Registered Intellectual Property Rights

Businesses should regularly question the value of their activities and expenditure. This i...

Businesses should regularly question the value of their activities and expenditure. This is also the case for the costs involved in obtaining registered intelle - Read more

UK Patent Office Opinions – A Useful Tool?

The UK Patent Office provides a procedure by which an opinion can be obtained from a Paten...

The UK Patent Office provides a procedure by which an opinion can be obtained from a Patent Office Examiner in relation to a granted British patent. This can be - Read more

Can software be patented?

I’ve heard that software can’t be patented is this true? No it’s not true but it is a comm...

I’ve heard that software can’t be patented is this true? No it’s not true but it is a common misconception. A software invention is just like any other inventio - Read more

Trade Mark Registration Enters The Realm Of Moving Pictures (Films)

Moving pictures (films), since they entered our lives in the 1890’s, have had a tremendous...

Moving pictures (films), since they entered our lives in the 1890’s, have had a tremendous impact upon us. Whilst trade mark registrations have been slow to pro - Read more

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