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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
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Albright IP Named in CITMA’s List of Top 50 Trade Mark Attorneys in the UK
Albright IP is thrilled to announce its inclusion in the annual list of ‘Top 50’ filers of UK Trade Mark Applications, recently published by the Chartered Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys (CITMA). CITMA’s directory lists only the top Trade Mark attorneys in the country, and Albright IP has secured a hard-earned coveted spot at number 45 in the rankings for 2023.
Seven registered design disasters, and how to avoid them
Registered Designs are probably the least well-known of the Intellectual Property rights, but they can be a powerful and cost-effective tool, if...
Why Are Only 1,395 British Companies Using Lucrative Patent Box Tax Savings?
First published in November 2022, updated March 2023 to reflect new statistics Let’s start with some interesting numbers, before we move on to...
The Two Main Reasons Why Prior Patent Documents are Important
Prior patent documents nearly always arise in the patenting process. They are important to consider for two main reasons, and not everyone...
Why is Intellectual Property training invaluable to both businesses and their people…
Adrian Hocking, Patents Director at Albright IP, talks about Albright IP’s ‘IP Untangled’ workshop and why Intellectual Property training can be invaluable to both businesses and their people…
Unitary Patent Choices
The Unitary patent is inbound. Whilst the sunrise period for the opening of the Unified Patent Court has been delayed to, at present, 1 March 2023, the European Patent Office continues preparations for the Unitary patent. As of 1 January 2023, it is now possible to request a delay to grant of a European patent in order to take advantage of the Unitary patent option in due course.
Keep your invention secret until you have filed a patent application
This is probably the single piece of advice I give out most often as a Patent Attorney. It sounds simple but it's not always as easy as it...
Register your trade mark… and then keep an eye on it
News earlier this year (reported worldwide!) of lawyers' letter received by the Star Inn at Vogue (the village) unsurprisingly caught our eye....