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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
Star Wars™ Wars
Lucasfilm, creator of the well known Star Wars films, has recently been battling not in a ...
Lucasfilm, creator of the well known Star Wars films, has recently been battling not in a galaxy far far away but in the UK courts over the rights to make and s - Read more
A Europe-Wide Patent – Available Soon?
It has long been a goal of the European Union to realise a unitary patent system that woul...
It has long been a goal of the European Union to realise a unitary patent system that would provide Europe wide protection for an invention by way of a single, - Read more
Design Protection - worth another look
New designs for industrial products are, in many cases, automatically protected against co...
New designs for industrial products are, in many cases, automatically protected against copying by virtue of unregistered design right and in some instances cop - Read more
How to Protect your Business - The Different Kinds of Intellectual Property Rights
In today's fragile economy, keeping your business one step ahead of the game is more impor...
In today's fragile economy, keeping your business one step ahead of the game is more important than ever, and a key to achieving this is innovation. - Read more
Investment in IP in the UK keeps growing.
Two new reports, 'The Role of Intellectual Property Rights in the UK Market Sector' and 'F...
Two new reports, 'The Role of Intellectual Property Rights in the UK Market Sector' and 'Film, Television & Radio, Books, Music and Art: UK Investment in Artist - Read more
Patent Co-Ownership: Good for some, bad for others.
We have found that Research and Development collaboration between multiple parties is beco...
We have found that Research and Development collaboration between multiple parties is becoming increasingly common. However, a properly drafted collaboration a - Read more
Mobile phone patent wars
Typically an innovative company has two types of patents- those they are willing to licenc...
Typically an innovative company has two types of patents- those they are willing to licence and those they are not willing to license. - Read more
The PCT keeps growing
On 3 May 2011 Qatar deposited its instrument of accession to the PCT and on 3 August 2011 ...
On 3 May 2011 Qatar deposited its instrument of accession to the PCT and on 3 August 2011 will become bound by the PCT. - Read more