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Unified Patent Court confirmed for 1 June 2023 as Germany deposits ratification
February 17, 2023
International Registration holders of UK designations MUST appoint a UK address for service
February 2, 2023
UPC start date pushed back to 1 June 2023
December 5, 2022
“10 day rule” at European Patent Office to end
October 14, 2022
The importance of a UK address for service — the Marco Polo case
September 20, 2022
Sequence listings and WIPO ST.26 – briefing update
August 4, 2022
Transfer of Patent Applications at the European Patent Office
May 19, 2022
Litigation qualifications offer route for UK-based European Patent Attorneys to act before UPC
March 22, 2022
EPO assists users in advance of unitary patent
March 1, 2022
EPO announces consultation on grace periods and novelty
February 3, 2022
Electronic Certificates of Grant from the EPO
January 24, 2022
Unitary Patent to become a reality
January 19, 2022
Sequence listings and ST26 – Get ready for 1 July 2022
January 18, 2022
Changes to Priority Document Arrangements at the EPO
December 22, 2021
Product and process claims in chemistry patent applications
October 19, 2021
Reform of Regulation of Gene-Edited Organisms – An update
October 18, 2021
Claiming priority from a CIP design
October 14, 2021
The Eurasian Industrial Design: a new regional IP protection came into force in the Designs landscape from 1st June 2021
October 11, 2021
Full Spectrum IP cover for Software
October 5, 2021
Description Amendments
September 23, 2021
G1/19 – Pedestrian Crowd Simulation
September 20, 2021
Clarity or Confusion?
September 16, 2021
Patenting Blockchain
September 13, 2021
Compulsory licences in times of crisis
September 10, 2021
Amended Rule 19(1) – ‘Designation of the inventor’ at the EPO
September 9, 2021
EPO Patent Applications – Trends and Highlights from 2020
September 7, 2021
An Innovative Ireland
August 30, 2021
Brexit – approaching deadline of 30 September 2021 for filing UK Trade Mark comparable applications
August 23, 2021
Design registration in the European Union- an unusual case
August 20, 2021
UK – Brexit reminder of approaching deadline of 30 September for filing GB comparables
August 16, 2021
Multiple Design Applications in Japan
August 12, 2021
Designs on your Brand
August 5, 2021
A Busy Year for the UKIPO
August 3, 2021
Trade Mark Replacement – What is Replacement and what are your options post-Brexit?
July 20, 2021
Decision in case G 1/21
July 16, 2021
Unitary Patent Court Update
July 15, 2021