Not too long ago, Cambodia became a ‘validation state’ for the European Patent Convention (discussed here). This gives the option to extend a European patent into Cambodia. Now Cambodia has introduced another change: a registration-style system based on Chinese...
The United Kingdom is scheduled to leave the European Union on the 29 March 2019. Whilst the precise terms of exit are yet to be agreed, in March 2018, the European Commission and the UK published the first draft of a Withdrawal Agreement. This is the most...
Trucking start-up company Nikola have sued Tesla for $2 billion, alleging that Tesla have infringed their US design patents for an alternative fuel truck. Nikola is a start-up company founded by self-described serial entrepreneur Trevor Milton, aiming to...
On the 20 May 2016, standardised plain cigarette packaging became compulsory in the United Kingdom. On the second anniversary of this legislation, Albright IP has been considering the effect it has had on the trade marks traditionally associated with...
Today, a great deal of published information about patents and patent applications is readily available for free on the Internet. The EPO’s excellent “Espacenet” service allows you to search for and view information on the vast majority of patent publications...
