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Swindell & Pearson listed as one of the UK’s top intellectual property firms in the Legal 500
Swindell & Pearson is delighted to have been named as one of the UK’s top intellectual pro...
Swindell & Pearson is delighted to have been named as one of the UK’s top intellectual property firms in the 2024 edition of the Legal 500 law firm ranking dire - Read more
Patent Drawings (Part 2): Tips to Keep Costs Down
You may wish to provide your own patent drawings to keep the costs associated with draftin...
You may wish to provide your own patent drawings to keep the costs associated with drafting a patent application down. Read this article for some tips on how to - Read more
Reliance on a purported technical effect for inventive step (interpreting G 2/21)
The Enlarged Board of Appeal’s decision G 2/21 was noted for the abstract criteria it set ...
The Enlarged Board of Appeal’s decision G 2/21 was noted for the abstract criteria it set for relying on post-published evidence to support an inventive step. W - Read more
Sufficiency of disclosure in recent European case law
The "whole area claimed" criterion for sufficiency of disclosure is increasingly being app...
The "whole area claimed" criterion for sufficiency of disclosure is increasingly being applied to inventions in the fields such as mechanics and electrical engi - Read more
New Enlarged Board of Appeal referral: G 1/23
Questions on the extent to which a commercially available product is prior art have been r...
Questions on the extent to which a commercially available product is prior art have been referred to the Enlarged Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office. - Read more
Patent Drawings: Tips to Keep Costs Down
You may wish to provide your own patent drawings to keep the costs associated with draftin...
You may wish to provide your own patent drawings to keep the costs associated with drafting a patent application down. Read this article for some tips on how to - Read more
Risks with retaining a non-UK address for service for a UK registered design
Recent and upcoming changes to the UKIPO’s address for service requirements could create r...
Recent and upcoming changes to the UKIPO’s address for service requirements could create risks and complexity for UK registered design holders with a non-UK add - Read more
PCT Yearly Review 2023 edition
The PCT (Patent Cooperation Treaty) yearly review has been released with a special theme o...
The PCT (Patent Cooperation Treaty) yearly review has been released with a special theme of “The expansion of the PCT System over time”. Over the last 44 years, - Read more
UKIPO enhanced artificial intelligence (AI) guidance
A recent decision from the UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) suggests some weight ma...
A recent decision from the UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) suggests some weight may be afforded to the new enhanced guidance for examining patent applic - Read more
The UPC is finally here!
After years of planning and preparation, the Unified Patent Court (UPC) has finally opened...
After years of planning and preparation, the Unified Patent Court (UPC) has finally opened its doors, and the relevant law come into effect. - Read more
Which International Searching Authority should you choose? A guide for non-European applicants
For international (PCT) patent applications a number of different International Searching ...
For international (PCT) patent applications a number of different International Searching Authorities (ISAs) are available to undertake international searches. - Read more
Corporation Tax Relief via Patent Box
On 1 April 2023 the main rate of Corporation Tax increased from 19% to 25%. R&D tax credit...
On 1 April 2023 the main rate of Corporation Tax increased from 19% to 25%. R&D tax credits have also been made less generous from this date. The Patent Box sch - Read more