Category: Patents
The Effect of The Coronavirus on Official Deadlines (Updated)
| 4th May 2020
Normally, having to face moving goalposts would be a bad thing, but it is proving to be beneficial when it comes to IP deadlines falling during the Covid-19 pandemic. For now, deadlines before the UK Intellectual Property Office remain ex …
Can a Deity Apply For a British Patent? – Part 2
| 4th May 2020
Following on from Part 1, we explore further questions relating to applying for and owning a patent, particularly cases where there are multiple owners. As a patent is a form of property, how does it work to have two or more joint owners? …
Greater Protection in the UK For Patent Owners
| 27th April 2020
A quick summary of two relatively recent court decisions in the UK explaining why having a British granted patent now gives you generally greater protection under the newly adopted ‘doctrine of equivalents’ without the limitation of ‘file histor …
World IP Day – 26th April – Celebrating Innovation In a Crisis
| 24th April 2020
The arrival of the Coronavirus onto the world’s stage has brought into sharp focus the need for businesses to combine thinking on their feet with innovation and creativity. As we celebrated World Intellectual Property Day on the 26th April, it i …
Can a Deity Apply For a British Patent?
| 7th April 2020
In this series of three articles, we explore common and slightly less common questions regarding Applying for and Owning a British or European Patent. Who can apply for a patent? Under UK law, anyone can apply for a patent, whether …
The Effect of the Coronavirus on Official Deadlines
| 30th March 2020
National and regional intellectual property offices are, like all of us, feeling the effects of the on-going Covid-19 outbreak. Some of them have now extended deadlines or put into place corresponding measures which are aimed at helping you to w …
The Invention of Rules
| 19th March 2020
BBC Intellectual Property can be a difficult topic to publicize, so credit is due to the BBC for continuing to keep the fundamentals of the patent system in the public (Dragon’s) eye year after year. Auntie Beeb’s mission statement is to …
How To Make Competitors Aware Of Your IP
| 4th March 2020
It is a question that we are frequently asked: ‘I have patents and trademarks, so how do I put a notice on my products and website to notify competitors of my intellectual property rights?’ Whilst driving home from a recent ski trip with …
European patent fees to increase from 1st April 2020
| 26th February 2020
The European Patent Office has announced forthcoming changes to its fees, in line with its usual practice of biennial fee adjustments. The January 2020 edition of the EPO Official Journal sets out further details of the fees that will be …
Artificial Intelligence Cannot Be an Inventor of a Patent Application
| 20th February 2020
The European Patent Office has recently issued a decision that a machine cannot be named as inventor for a European patent application. On 27 January 2020, the EPO refused two European patent applications (EP3564144A1 and EP3563896A1, rel …
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