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European Patent Office Divisional Fees
From 1st April, the rules relating to the filing of divisional applications at the Europea...
From 1st April, the rules relating to the filing of divisional applications at the European Patent Office and the fee structure associated with them are changin - Read more
Success at Opposition Appeal
Back in October 2012, our firm persuaded the European Patent Office (EPO) to revoke Europe...
Back in October 2012, our firm persuaded the European Patent Office (EPO) to revoke European patent EP1791702B . In early February 2014, we succeeded in convinc - Read more
The German Mittelstand - some thoughts
Michael Skinner provides some thoughts on the German Mittelstand model. German Mittelstand...
Michael Skinner provides some thoughts on the German Mittelstand model. German Mittelstand companies are typically family-owned and mid-size. They are usually h - Read more
A Bitter Pill to Swallow
Astrazeneca found liable for loss of “first mover” advantage of generic pharmaceutical com...
Astrazeneca found liable for loss of “first mover” advantage of generic pharmaceutical company. - Read more
Why Patent?
Why patent at all? If you are reading this, you probably do not need to be convinced, but ...
Why patent at all? If you are reading this, you probably do not need to be convinced, but the challenge sometimes arises “when we go down the patent route, we h - Read more
Congratulations to Natalie Dyer
We are pleased to announce that Natalie Dyer has recently been promoted to the position of...
We are pleased to announce that Natalie Dyer has recently been promoted to the position of IP paralegal. Natalie joined the IP support team at Swindell & Pearso - Read more
Euro Interest in Trade Mark for Pinterest
Photosharing site Pinterest fails in opposition to third party registration of PINTEREST t...
Photosharing site Pinterest fails in opposition to third party registration of PINTEREST trade mark. - Read more
Previously Unreleased Beatles Tracks Released to Extend Copyright Term
Some previously unreleased tracks by The Beatles are said to have been released temporaril...
Some previously unreleased tracks by The Beatles are said to have been released temporarily on 17th December in order to prolong the copyright term. - Read more
Global Patent Prosecution Highway Announced
Thirteen intellectual property offices around the world, including the UK Intellectual Pro...
Thirteen intellectual property offices around the world, including the UK Intellectual Property Office, will pilot a global patent prosecution highway starting - Read more
Swindell & Pearson chooses the Genesis Centre for new North Staffordshire HQ
Swindell & Pearson has moved its Stoke office to the Genesis Centre. The firm has had a ba...
Swindell & Pearson has moved its Stoke office to the Genesis Centre. The firm has had a base in Stoke for over 70 years from where it has consistently provided - Read more
World Intellectual Property Organization Promotes Green Technology
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has recently launched WIPO GREEN – an ...
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has recently launched WIPO GREEN – an online marketplace to facilitate commercial relationships and transact - Read more