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Changes to the Canadian patent rules – how to avoid paying certain fees in relation to Canadian patent applications
The Canadian Intellectual Property Office has changed Canada’s rules relating to patents, ...
The Canadian Intellectual Property Office has changed Canada’s rules relating to patents, which will introduce some new fees. Read on to find out how to avoid t - Read more
Limited effect on international patent application filings due to COVID-19
The PCT (Patent Cooperation Treaty) yearly review has been released with a special theme o...
The PCT (Patent Cooperation Treaty) yearly review has been released with a special theme of “How the COVID-19 crisis affected PCT application filings”. The revi - Read more
Three new countries join the Patent Cooperation Treaty
Three new states have recently joined the Patent Cooperation Treaty, taking the total numb...
Three new states have recently joined the Patent Cooperation Treaty, taking the total number of contracting states to 156. - Read more
China: direct design protection now possible
China has joined an international design registration system (the ‘Hague System’) that ena...
China has joined an international design registration system (the ‘Hague System’) that enables us to file a single international design application to cover mul - Read more
Swindell & Pearson features again in the 2022 edition of the World Trademark Review 1000
Swindell & Pearson is delighted to feature once again in the 2022 edition of the World Tra...
Swindell & Pearson is delighted to feature once again in the 2022 edition of the World Trademark Review WTR 1000 – The World’s Leading Trademark Professionals. - Read more
China intellectual property protection gets cheaper
China is joining an international design registration system (the ‘Hague System’) that ena...
China is joining an international design registration system (the ‘Hague System’) that enables a single international application to cover multiple countries, w - Read more
Prototype testing: avoiding the risk of accidental disclosure
Prototype testing is often a key part of product development, but can carry a risk of acci...
Prototype testing is often a key part of product development, but can carry a risk of accidental disclosure. However, practical steps can be taken to minimise t - Read more
Why to get your designs registered
This article explains why registered designs are often inherently better than relying on a...
This article explains why registered designs are often inherently better than relying on automatic unregistered design protection, and why if they are professio - Read more
The Unitary Patent and Unified Patent Court: Preparatory phase starting
Austria’s recent ratification brings the start of the Unified Patent Court one step closer...
Austria’s recent ratification brings the start of the Unified Patent Court one step closer. - Read more
Annual World Intellectual Property Indicators Report
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) released its annual World Intellectual...
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) released its annual World Intellectual Property Indicators Report (WIPI) in November 2021. The report reveal - Read more
European Patent Office Closure Dates - 2022
A list of the days on which the European Patent Office (EPO) filing offices are closed in ...
A list of the days on which the European Patent Office (EPO) filing offices are closed in 2022 has recently been published. A deadline set by the EPO which fal - Read more
Pretty Muddy 2021
Well done to the 16 employees that took part in Pretty Muddy at Markeaton Park in Derby on...
Well done to the 16 employees that took part in Pretty Muddy at Markeaton Park in Derby on Saturday 9th October 2021 for Cancer Research UK! - Read more