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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
Swindell & Pearson listed as one of the UK’s top intellectual property firms in the Legal 500
Swindell & Pearson is delighted to have been named as one of the UK’s top intellectual pro...
Swindell & Pearson is delighted to have been named as one of the UK’s top intellectual property firms in the 2022 edition of the Legal 500 law firm ranking dire - Read more
Accelerating Patent Prosecution in the US
We discuss some options for how to speed up your patent application’s progress through the...
We discuss some options for how to speed up your patent application’s progress through the US examination process. - Read more
Last chance to re-register pre-Brexit EU Designs in the UK!
If your EU registered design application was pending on Brexit day (1 January 2021), it wi...
If your EU registered design application was pending on Brexit day (1 January 2021), it will not have been automatically cloned to the UK. 30 September 2021 is - Read more
Improved protection of designs in China
Changes to Chinese design law will make it easier for non-Chinese companies to enforce the...
Changes to Chinese design law will make it easier for non-Chinese companies to enforce their design rights in China. - Read more
Are Team GB cycling towards Olympic patent troubles?
Lizzie O’Leary considers the patenting controversy surrounding Team GB’s new track bikes.
Lizzie O’Leary considers the patenting controversy surrounding Team GB’s new track bikes. - Read more
IP Inclusive - Senior Leaders' Pledge
One of Swindell & Pearson’s directors, Martin Terry, has signed up as a founding signatory...
One of Swindell & Pearson’s directors, Martin Terry, has signed up as a founding signatory to IP Inclusive’s "Senior Leaders' Pledge". This is an initiative to - Read more
Double Patenting at the EPO
The Enlarged Board of Appeal has decided that double patenting is not allowed, and as such...
The Enlarged Board of Appeal has decided that double patenting is not allowed, and as such a European patent application can be refused if it claims the same su - Read more
The Unitary Patent and Unified Patent Court: Good things may finally be coming to those who have waited
Deadlock in the introduction of the Unitary Patent and Unified Patent Court appears to be ...
Deadlock in the introduction of the Unitary Patent and Unified Patent Court appears to be shifting. - Read more
European Patent Office - Annual Review 2020
In a year of significant changes, the European Patent Office has published the Annual Revi...
In a year of significant changes, the European Patent Office has published the Annual Review of its performance. The review has seven separate sections covering - Read more
Oral proceedings at the EPO to be held by Zoom
The global pandemic has led to widespread use of video conferencing, including at the EPO....
The global pandemic has led to widespread use of video conferencing, including at the EPO. With effect from 1 October 2021, oral proceedings before the receivin - Read more