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Increased usage of PCT international patent applications
Recently released figures have shown yet another year-on-year increase in the use of the P...
Recently released figures have shown yet another year-on-year increase in the use of the PCT (Patent Cooperation Treaty) system with the number of PCT internati - Read more
Swindell & Pearson on form in the CITMA 2018 Top 100 UK Trade Mark Filers
Swindell & Pearson has jumped to 15th in the 2018 Chartered Institute of Trade Mark Attorn...
Swindell & Pearson has jumped to 15th in the 2018 Chartered Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys (CITMA) Top 100 UK Trade Mark Filers from 28th in 2017. - Read more
What could happen to UK Trade Marks and UK Registered Designs upon Brexit or no Brexit?
It is less than 10 days until 29 March 2019, the date on which the UK is, under current UK...
It is less than 10 days until 29 March 2019, the date on which the UK is, under current UK law and the provisions of Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union, - Read more
Swindell & Pearson feature in the 2019 edition of the World Trademark Review 1000
Swindell & Pearson is delighted to feature in the 2019 edition of the World Trademark Revi...
Swindell & Pearson is delighted to feature in the 2019 edition of the World Trademark Review 1000 - The World’s Leading Trademark Professionals. - Read more
McDonald's loses European Union (EU) trade mark registration for BIG MAC
McDonald's International Property Company, Ltd has failed to successfully defend an action...
McDonald's International Property Company, Ltd has failed to successfully defend an action to revoke (cancel) one of its EU trade mark (EUTM) registrations for - Read more
Brexit and .eu Domain Names
The potential exit from the EU will have many effects in both commercial and private life....
The potential exit from the EU will have many effects in both commercial and private life. One of those effects is that once the UK has left the EU, UK owners o - Read more
UK Registered Design Protection and UK Unregistered Design Rights
UK unregistered design right (UDR) was created to complement copyright and registered desi...
UK unregistered design right (UDR) was created to complement copyright and registered design rights in the UK. UK Registered design right protects the shape and - Read more
United States Patent and Trade Mark Office – Process Update
In November of this year, the standard used by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) to...
In November of this year, the standard used by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) to interpret challenged patent claims is to change. PTAB is an administr - Read more
Swindell & Pearson Appointed to Framework Agreement for North Eastern Universities Purchasing Consortium
Swindell & Pearson is delighted to announce that we’ve been appointed to the North Eastern...
Swindell & Pearson is delighted to announce that we’ve been appointed to the North Eastern Universities Purchasing Consortium framework agreement for providing - Read more
Swindell & Pearson Success in 2018 Legal 500 Rankings
Swindell & Pearson is delighted to be listed as one of the UK’s top intellectual property ...
Swindell & Pearson is delighted to be listed as one of the UK’s top intellectual property firms in the 2018 edition of the Legal 500 law firm ranking directory. - Read more
EPO’s Updated Guidelines Relating to Artificial Intelligence
The EPO has performed its annual update of the “Guidelines for Examination” to include a s...
The EPO has performed its annual update of the “Guidelines for Examination” to include a section on the patentability of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machin - Read more
2018 World’s Biggest Coffee Morning
Our staff came together for the 2018 World’s Biggest Coffee Morning to help raise money fo...
Our staff came together for the 2018 World’s Biggest Coffee Morning to help raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support. - Read more