Category: Patents
EPO to change Rules of Procedure of the Boards of Appeal
| 24th September 2019
The European Patent Office has recently approved the revised Rules of Procedure of the Boards of Appeal (RPBA) which will come into force to any pending or newly filed appeals relating to European patents or applications from 1 January 2020 onwa …
Get Out On The Highway – What exactly is the PPH programme, and is it worthwhile?
| 5th August 2019
The European Patent Office (EPO) has announced as of July 2019 that the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) pilot programme with IP Australia is to be extended to June 2022. In total, this means that the EPO has PPH programmes in effect with …
Intellectual Property Enterprise Court expands its small claims track outside London
| 16th July 2019
Bristol Civil Justice Centre – photo depositphotos / jaceksphotos In the new IPEC guide issued last week, it was rather quietly announced that from October 2019 District Judges will be available in Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Leeds, Manchester and Ne …
Can I wait to file a patent application?
| 3rd June 2019
For start-ups that are building their business around an innovative product, preventing more established companies from copying their idea by having a patent granted is essential. However, there are plenty of other essential aspects of a busines …
Cadbury’s Purple Trade Marks
| 23rd April 2019
Cadbury has faced yet another blow in their long-term battle in winning Trade Mark rights to their signature purple colour, used on its chocolate bars since the 1900s. Last week (12 April 2019), the UK Intellectual Property Office delivered a mi …
Camborne Trevithick Day – 27th April 2019
| 18th April 2019
We are pleased to be supporting Camborne Trevithick Day on 27th April 2019. This annual celebration commemorates Camborne’s most famous son, prolific inventor Richard Trevithick. The first commercially useful steam engine was developed in 1712 by Tho …
How Disclosing Your Invention Can Prevent You From Obtaining a Granted Patent
| 11th April 2019
Starting a business is an exciting adventure to embark upon. Unfortunately, Intellectual Property (IP) is too often an after-thought and mistakes made early on in the process can be detrimental to obtaining IP rights. Take patents for ins …
Mitigating the Effects of Prior Unpublished Patent Applications
| 12th March 2019
Prior art searching is one of the most difficult things to get right in the IP sector, since any search is open-ended. How do you know whether there is a knockout document which discloses something identical to your invention that has just not been found, or whether it just does not exist?
Cost-effective biotechnology searches in the UK
| 20th February 2019
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 patent appli …
Can You Patent Cannabis Products?
| 7th January 2019
Following high profile legalisation in territories around the world (for example Canada, some states in the US and limited medicinal allowability in the UK), industry and financial institutions are recognising the commercial potential of cannabis. …
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