Category: Patents
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 …
Why should you patent an invention?
| 18th February 2021
When a prospective client approaches Albright IP, they usually have a reasonably clear idea about what they would like us to do. If they have a new innovation which they regard as an invention, then what they really want is a granted patent to …
Winning An Opposition Against A European Patent
| 19th December 2020
This brief case study provides an overview of strategies for winning an opposition submitted against a European Patent. The statistics for opposition of a European patent before the European Patent Office (EPO) suggest that the process can be co …
How Patents Can Let You Make Money from Covid-19
| 3rd December 2020
If you watched the Downing Street press briefing on Monday 23rd November 2020 then, amongst the utterances of “jolly” and “alas” from the UK Prime Minister, you may have noticed a comment from Prof Andrew Pollard. Prof Pollard – director …
How Apple Successfully Patented A Software User Interface for A Camera
| 16th November 2020
Case Study No. 2 Index Introduction How To Find Software Patents Background Of The Patent How Does Apple Obtain So Many Granted Software Patents in Europe? Why start with a ‘method’ claim? Dissecting The Claims Method Claim 1 Compu …
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