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Star Wars™ Wars
Lucasfilm, creator of the well known Star Wars films, has recently been battling not in a ...
Lucasfilm, creator of the well known Star Wars films, has recently been battling not in a galaxy far far away but in the UK courts over the rights to make and s - Read more
A Europe-Wide Patent – Available Soon?
It has long been a goal of the European Union to realise a unitary patent system that woul...
It has long been a goal of the European Union to realise a unitary patent system that would provide Europe wide protection for an invention by way of a single, - Read more
Design Protection - worth another look
New designs for industrial products are, in many cases, automatically protected against co...
New designs for industrial products are, in many cases, automatically protected against copying by virtue of unregistered design right and in some instances cop - Read more
How to Protect your Business - The Different Kinds of Intellectual Property Rights
In today's fragile economy, keeping your business one step ahead of the game is more impor...
In today's fragile economy, keeping your business one step ahead of the game is more important than ever, and a key to achieving this is innovation. - Read more
Investment in IP in the UK keeps growing.
Two new reports, 'The Role of Intellectual Property Rights in the UK Market Sector' and 'F...
Two new reports, 'The Role of Intellectual Property Rights in the UK Market Sector' and 'Film, Television & Radio, Books, Music and Art: UK Investment in Artist - Read more
Patent Co-Ownership: Good for some, bad for others.
We have found that Research and Development collaboration between multiple parties is beco...
We have found that Research and Development collaboration between multiple parties is becoming increasingly common. However, a properly drafted collaboration a - Read more
Mobile phone patent wars
Typically an innovative company has two types of patents- those they are willing to licenc...
Typically an innovative company has two types of patents- those they are willing to licence and those they are not willing to license. - Read more
The PCT keeps growing
On 3 May 2011 Qatar deposited its instrument of accession to the PCT and on 3 August 2011 ...
On 3 May 2011 Qatar deposited its instrument of accession to the PCT and on 3 August 2011 will become bound by the PCT. - Read more
The times are changing?
US Senate Passes the America Invents Act The US Senate has recently passed the America Inv...
US Senate Passes the America Invents Act The US Senate has recently passed the America Invents Act. In order for it to become law, it must be passed by the Hou - Read more
Swindell & Pearson, Successful in Opposition Proceedings at European Patent Office
Swindell & Pearson have mounted another successful opposition against a patent declared as...
Swindell & Pearson have mounted another successful opposition against a patent declared as essential for 3G telecommunications standards in a recent Hearing at - Read more
Proposals to make invalidation of US Patents easier
A US patent is presumed to be valid unless a party proves that it is invalid. At present, ...
A US patent is presumed to be valid unless a party proves that it is invalid. At present, the standard of proof for proving that a US patent is invalid is set a - Read more