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When are we likely to see the grant of the first European Unitary Patent?
The European Commission's spring 2014 target date for the grant of the first Unitary Paten...
The European Commission's spring 2014 target date for the grant of the first Unitary Patent and the opening of the Unified Patent Court will not be met. It is i - Read more
Swindell & Pearson Makes History in High Court
Swindell & Pearson wins appeal in “Tommy Nutter” case and breaks new legal ground.
Swindell & Pearson wins appeal in “Tommy Nutter” case and breaks new legal ground. - Read more
European Patent Validation in Moldova
An agreement has been signed by the European Patent Office and the State Agency on Intelle...
An agreement has been signed by the European Patent Office and the State Agency on Intellectual Property of the Republic of Moldova to enable European patents t - Read more
Swindell & Pearson in Leading Position for Trade Mark Cases
Swindell & Pearson joint top for oral proceedings in trade mark cases at UK Intellectual P...
Swindell & Pearson joint top for oral proceedings in trade mark cases at UK Intellectual Property Office. - Read more
EPO Removes Time Limits for Filing Divisional Applications – Why?
As we previously reported, the European Patent Office (EPO) has decided to abolish the cur...
As we previously reported, the European Patent Office (EPO) has decided to abolish the current 24-month time limits for filing divisional applications. Instead, - Read more
Changes to the Searching of Euro-PCT Patent Applications
The European Patent Office (EPO) has announced that, from 1st November 2014, patent applic...
The European Patent Office (EPO) has announced that, from 1st November 2014, patent applicants will be given an opportunity to have an extra European search car - Read more
Swindell & Pearson to exhibit at the M-ITEC – Midlands International Trade Expo and Conference
Swindell & Pearson will be exhibiting at this year’s annual International Trade Expo & Con...
Swindell & Pearson will be exhibiting at this year’s annual International Trade Expo & Conference for a second year. - Read more
Single trans-Tasman Patent Process Approved
Approval of a single patent application and examination process for New Zealand and Austra...
Approval of a single patent application and examination process for New Zealand and Australia has been announced by the government of New Zealand today. - Read more
European Patent Office to Abolish Divisional Deadline
The European Patent Office has announced that the 24 month deadline for filing divisional ...
The European Patent Office has announced that the 24 month deadline for filing divisional patent applications will no longer apply from 1st April 2014. - Read more
Patent Trolls
A new species has recently been discovered inhabiting the world of patents. Called a paten...
A new species has recently been discovered inhabiting the world of patents. Called a patent troll, it prefers to inhabit the lush undergrowth of the US legal sy - Read more
EU Patent - good news or bad news?
There are moves afoot to introduce an EU patent. Is this good news or bad for your busines...
There are moves afoot to introduce an EU patent. Is this good news or bad for your business? - Read more
Successful Opposition Proceedings
Swindell & Pearson have drawn success in opposition proceedings against a potentially very...
Swindell & Pearson have drawn success in opposition proceedings against a potentially very valuable European patent held by one of our client’s competitors. - Read more