Category: Patents
A Career In IP – An Interview with Katie Oliver
| 12th October 2021
A career in IP (intellectual property) might not be the obvious choice for students planning their future. But, as Albright IP Director and Trade Mark attorney, Katie Oliver, points out in this wide-ranging interview, if you’ve got a degree and want a …
When Does A Disclosure Invalidate A Patent?
Robert Games | 7th September 2021
This brief article explains why and when a public disclosure invalidates a patent. Most inventors and designers do understand that new developments need to be kept confidential prior to making a decision as to whether to apply for legal patent protecti …
Facebook Wins Against Voxer In Patent Infringement
Robert Games | 7th September 2021
Facebook has had some bad press in recent times. However, in this recent patent infringement case, Facebook v Voxer [2021], the High Court judgement sided with Facebook. The decision is interesting to look at in more detail and discuss, because …
Royal Mail Stamps Celebrating Inventions
| 17th August 2021
The Royal Mail have launched a set of ten postage stamps today celebrating the inventions that drove the industrial revolution. We don’t send a lot of post nowadays (this probably has something to do with the transatlantic cable, celebrated on one of t …
Patenting Apple’s Siri Software in Europe
| 18th June 2021
Having handled patent cases for more than 20 years, I have lost count of the number of times clients have asked “How do I patent software?”, or state that “Software is not patentable in the UK or Europe”. My answer has always been…
Is A Twelve Month Patent Grace Period Coming To The UK?
| 18th June 2021
The general rule of thumb for all of your intellectual property (IP), which includes patents, designs, trade marks, and copyright, is to secure your legal rights first before you disclose to anyone else. Certainly in terms of validity, this rule …
Is IP Friend Or Foe Of The Vaccine Rollout?
| 18th June 2021
If there is one thing designed to make you feel old in the current climate, it’s the invitation to be vaccinated against Covid-19. Still, anti-vaxxers aside, the vaccines which have been developed all seem to be broadly effective, and the global …
Keeping Up With the Patent Applications
| 30th March 2021
Although probably not the makings of a hit TV programme (you never know…), you may wonder from time to time how your patent application(s) are getting along. After all, it can take years for a patent application to be examined in some countries and you …
Opposing A European Patent On A Tight Schedule
| 18th February 2021
What do you do when you are up against a competitor’s European patent, and you have minimal time to oppose or revoke the patent in order to operate freely? You know the story – you’ve geared up for an all-important product launch, and take one l …
Where’s your IP at?
| 18th February 2021
Julia House, Director and UK & European Trade Mark Attorney at Albright IP talks about their IP portal and the challenges companies face when managing multiple brands… Put simply, if you don’t know what you’ve got, then you can’t make it work for y …
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