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EPO fee increases April 2023

As April approaches, the European Patent Office has announced that the majority of their fees will be increasing by around …

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Quantum computing: a growing technology field

Quantum computing is an area of growing interest. According to a recent report by the European Patent Office (EPO), there …

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Elliot Farrell

Hydrogen – A Clean Alternative?

Elliot Farrell analyses the patent filing trends in hydrogen technology highlighted in a joint report by the European Patent Office …

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Change to UK Inter Partes Proceedings

Important change to UK Inter Partes Proceedings: We strongly advise recordal of a UK Address for Service

The UK IPO…

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Beth Campbell

Relying on unusual parameters for inventive step

Introduction

A decision by the EPO Board of Appeal has provided guidance to applicants looking to rely on an unusual …

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Intellectual property and the FIFA World Cup – Trade Marks

The FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 has come to a close with an exhilarating final to cap off a hugely …

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Benjamin Page

Intellectual property and the FIFA World Cup – Patents

Football is the most popular sport on the planet, and with that popularity comes opportunity. Companies that manage to get …

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Niama Knapp

Intellectual property and the FIFA World Cup – Designs

It’s become a familiar sight on our TV screens as a symbol of the World Cup in Qatar – the …

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Dr Jack Gunning

UPC sunrise period postponed for two months

It was announced today that the timeline for the Unified Patent Court (UPC) has been adjusted and the ‘sunrise period’, …

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