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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
We are often asked about patent protection for software products. “Software patents” can be more difficult and expensive to obtain than patents for other types of invention, and indeed are often not obtainable at all. It is important not to...
What is the point of a Registered Design? If a patent offers much broader protection for your invention, why would you ever want to apply for a design instead? Well, the truth is that a design is not necessarily just a “poor man’s patent”, but...
A Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) or so-called international patent application is a useful mechanism by which to file a single patent application in order to obtain the grant of a patent in any one or all of the PCT contracting states. It is...
There are a number of professional patent searches available at various price points. No search is ever definitive but, obviously, the more you spend, the better the end results will be. However, an obvious first place to start before spending...
In Part 1 of this two part article, we looked at the basics of conducting your own free worldwide patent search using the free patents database, Espacenet, which is available from the European Patent Office. Although no search is ever...
If you have invented something and want to make use of it commercially, how do you prevent someone else from exploiting your invention? The best way to protect yourself in this instance would be to obtain a patent. A patent is the set of rights...
It is often a question which is asked: should I file an international patent application (“PCT” or Patent Cooperation Treaty), or should I file directly in a number of overseas jurisdictions? The typical scenario is that you, as the inventor,...
A European patent and a UK patent are practically unobtainable for methods of doing business under the exclusions in the UK Patents Act and the European Patents Convention (“EPC”). However, a US patent provides a much broader range of...
