After several years of debate and negotiation, the UK will finally leave the European Union at midnight on the 31st December 2020. This brings with it some fundamental changes for UK companies with European trade mark and design registrations. Julia House,...
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…
The new normal is here, but the world of Intellectual Property management continues unabated. Deadlines for prosecuting patent applications may be extended in many cases, but by-and-large the filing and examination processes are unchanged. One major change to...
Albright IP has again demonstrated its top-flight capabilities after earning a place in the recent Chartered Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys (CITMA) rankings. The annual league tables produced by CITMA show how many filings IP companies have made – and in the...
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 extended under the...
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