*FOR THE WHOLE ARTICLE PLEASE CLICK THE DOWNLOAD BUTTON AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE* In Brief: Unitary Patent When the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court (Agreement) eventually comes into force, a unitary patent will run alongside national patents and the...
Losing patent protection is generally undesirable from the perspective of a patent owner, especially if you haven’t maximised the market potential of your product. So, when the UK Intellectual Property Office (UK IPO) grants you a patent, you wouldn’t necessarily...
Something that comes up time and time again when new inventors are thinking about how best to protect their idea is whether a patent is worthwhile. Often, there is some hesitation as to whether the trade secrets of Coca-Cola and KFC are viable...
Often, cost is a key factor for patent applications. It can be tempting to save costs at the start of the process by writing your own patent application and applying for a patent yourself. However, making errors in the initial application can cause headaches years...
To many people and businesses, the value of intellectual property can seem difficult to grasp. Everybody knows that I.P. can be profitable but, with something so inherently intangible, it may seem difficult to know how much to focus on it. Not only this but with...