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Albright IP has announced the appointment of four new directors to its board. Cloe Loo, Frederick Noble, Marc Maidment, and Dr William Doherty have all been promoted to Director positions.
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Words still matter – the doctrine of equivalents has its limits
In 2017 the Supreme Court in Actavis v Eli Lily[1] established the doctrine of equivalents in UK patent law. Perhaps it would be more accurate to say that the Supreme Court reminded us that equivalents could infringe or brought the doctrine back...
Fantasy Realms: A look at Intellectual Property in the Entertainment industry
The interest in Intellectual Property led entertainment does show how great rewards can coalesce around a single coherent vision, if the right steps are taken to protect what you have created.
Success! Albright IP defends patent against revocation
What should you do if your patent comes under attack? Simple – contact your patent attorney at Albright IP! That is exactly what one of our clients did, and we are pleased to have successfully defended his granted patent GB2502993 against a spurious attack by the former patent licensee, Bollard Proof, as decided by the UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO).
Why Are Only 1,395 British Companies Using Lucrative Patent Box Tax Savings?
First published in November 2022, updated March 2023 to reflect new statistics Let’s start with some interesting numbers, before we move on to some strategy for rapidly reducing your company’s tax rate plus a real-life example: The first number,...
The Two Main Reasons Why Prior Patent Documents are Important
Prior patent documents nearly always arise in the patenting process. They are important to consider for two main reasons, and not everyone understands that each prior patent document encountered needs consideration from these two angles. “Prior...
Why is Intellectual Property training invaluable to both businesses and their people…
Adrian Hocking, Patents Director at Albright IP, talks about Albright IP’s ‘IP Untangled’ workshop and why Intellectual Property training can be invaluable to both businesses and their people…
Unitary Patent Choices
The Unitary patent is inbound. Whilst the sunrise period for the opening of the Unified Patent Court has been delayed to, at present, 1 March 2023, the European Patent Office continues preparations for the Unitary patent. As of 1 January 2023, it is now possible to request a delay to grant of a European patent in order to take advantage of the Unitary patent option in due course.
