+44 (0)1242 691 801
Speak to a UK and European Patent and Trade Mark Attorney
Do I have to identify the designer?
It is possible to waive the name of the designer when filing a European Community Design, but you should be sure that you have the rights to the design
As part of the patent application process before the UK IPO, all applications undergo Substantive Examination. This is the process whereby a UK IPO Examiner reviews the patent application in detail and considers the substantive issues of...
A non-binding Opinion on the infringement or validity of a granted UK patent or a European patent designating the UK is obtainable from the UK Intellectual Property Office. The Opinion service is a cost-effective way of establishing whether a...
The UK Intellectual Property Office (UK IPO) has recently launched a new facility offering online access to documents filed in relation to a UK patent application. The facility, called ‘Ipsum’, is offered free of charge, and is similar to a...
Conducting a worldwide or global patent search for an invention prior to submitting a patent application can be useful in identifying relevant prior art, such as earlier patents and published ideas. Having come up with your idea,...
The Korean Patent Act and the Korean Utility Model Act were revised in May 2011, making it mandatory for patent or utility model applications to disclose information on prior art related to the invention. Up until 01 July 2011, when filing a...
US patent procedure, compared to UK and European patent procedure, is getting longer and longer so the US government is implementing a strategy to reduce time to grant. For an inventor outside of the United States of America, a US Patent...
Albright Patents are proud to support BabyGlow®, "the world's softest thermometer", which achieved the highest ever sales on a recent episode of BBC's The Apprentice® (aired on 27 October 2010). The BabyGlow® is a temperature indicating baby...
China is fast catching up with America as the world’s largest economic power, and securing patents, designs and trademarks in China should be taken into serious consideration. China has, unfortunately, had a poor reputation amongst non-Chinese...
