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How do university IP policies capture student IP?
A recent court judgment usefully considers situations in which university IP policies may ...
A recent court judgment usefully considers situations in which university IP policies may validly claim ownership of patent rights from undergraduate and postgr - Read more
Changes to the compliance period on divisional applications
From 1 May 2023, the UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) is changing how it accords di...
From 1 May 2023, the UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) is changing how it accords divisional applications a compliance period. - Read more
Patent applications relating to artificial intelligence (AI) - UKIPO Guidance
The UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) has published enhanced guidance for examining ...
The UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) has published enhanced guidance for examining patent applications relating to artificial intelligence (AI) invention - Read more
The UPCA: are we nearly there yet?
After years of preparation, we now have a provisional date of entry into force for the Agr...
After years of preparation, we now have a provisional date of entry into force for the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court (UPCA): 1 April 2023. - Read more
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