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Do I have to identify the designer?
It is possible to waive the name of the designer when filing a European Community Design, but you should be sure that you have the rights to the design
If you have an invention in the field of biotechnology, you should consider filing a UK patent application first. It could save you money on search fees, and give you an idea of patentability in Europe without even filing a European...
Not too long ago, Cambodia became a ‘validation state’ for the European Patent Convention (discussed here). This gives the option to extend a European patent into Cambodia. Now Cambodia has introduced another change: a registration-style...
Innovation can come in waves, with one big innovative earthquake spawning a number of aftershock inventions. There would of course be no ‘light bulb’ moment without the invention of the light bulb. What might 2018 bring in terms of...
If there was a Patent Olympics focused just on UK patent filings, which countries would come out on top? This [very] contrived question is answered by some data released in August 2017 by the UK Intellectual Property Office about UK patent...
Losing patent protection is generally undesirable from the perspective of a patent owner, especially if you haven’t maximised the market potential of your product. So, when the UK Intellectual Property Office (UK IPO) grants you a patent, you...
We may have come a long way since that line was first shouted (on a New York City street?), but this article really is all about the extras. In this case, it is extra claims fees and extra page fees that are particularly...
The UK IPO recently announced a new proposal regarding patent fees, in which it is looking to increase the fees which are payable pre-grant. Corny title aside, there is a real question over how the proposed changes might impact UK patent filing...
The UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO) is generally known for granting patent, design and trade mark rights based on suitable applications. It is perhaps less well-known for invalidating or revoking those same rights, which can be more...
