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The Intellectual Property Act 2014 and the Narrowing of the Scope of Protection Provided by UK Unregistered Design Right
This is the fifth of a five part series looking at the effect of the Intellectual Property...
This is the fifth of a five part series looking at the effect of the Intellectual Property Act 2014 on design law in the UK. In this final part we shall conside - Read more
Criminal Sanctions for the Intentional Copying of a Registered Design
This is the fourth of a five part series looking at the effect of the Intellectual Propert...
This is the fourth of a five part series looking at the effect of the Intellectual Property Act 2014 on design law in the UK. In this part we shall consider the - Read more
Swindell & Pearson Listed Amongst Top UK Patent Attorney Firms
Swindell & Pearson has been listed amongst the top UK patent attorney firms with its inclu...
Swindell & Pearson has been listed amongst the top UK patent attorney firms with its inclusion in the recently released 2014 edition of ‘The Legal 500’. - Read more
New Examination Schemes Announced by the European Patent Office
The European Patent Office (EPO) has announced new schemes which are intended to speed up ...
The European Patent Office (EPO) has announced new schemes which are intended to speed up the examination process before the EPO. - Read more
Protection for Prior Users of a Registered Design
This is the third of a five part series looking at the effect of the Intellectual Property...
This is the third of a five part series looking at the effect of the Intellectual Property Act 2014 on design law in the UK. In this part we shall consider the - Read more
Types of Intellectual Property Protection in China
We consider options for protecting your intellectual property in China, and related develo...
We consider options for protecting your intellectual property in China, and related developments in China which may help UK businesses to protect their IP right - Read more
Legal Action by the UK Intellectual Property Office
The UK Intellectual Property Office has shown that it really does believe in intellectual ...
The UK Intellectual Property Office has shown that it really does believe in intellectual property, by successfully taking a legal action for "passing off". - Read more
Changes to Ownership of UK Design Right
This is the second of a five part series looking at the effect of the Intellectual Propert...
This is the second of a five part series looking at the effect of the Intellectual Property Act 2014 on design law in the UK. In this part we consider the chang - Read more
Upcoming Changes to Patent Law in South Korea
The South Korean Patent Act has been amended and the changes will, mostly, come into effec...
The South Korean Patent Act has been amended and the changes will, mostly, come into effect on 1 January 2015. - Read more
PCT Yearly Review - 2014 Edition
WIPO, the organisational body which oversees Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) international...
WIPO, the organisational body which oversees Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) international applications, has released its “PCT Yearly Review, 2014 edition”. Thi - Read more
Surveys in UK Trade Mark Litigation - back from the dead?
Enterprise allowed to file survey in case against Europcar.
Enterprise allowed to file survey in case against Europcar. - Read more
Computer Implemented Inventions at the EPO
Software based patents can be obtained at the European Patent Office (EPO) if one understa...
Software based patents can be obtained at the European Patent Office (EPO) if one understands the EPO’s approach and one prepares patent applications accordingl - Read more