How do certain brands get away with lookalike products? The answer opens up a can-of-caterpillars…

Intellectual Property (IP) law is not something that easily attracts the UK public’s attention. However this changed significantly when the...

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Are smartphones about to get smarter? With terahertz spectroscopy, it certainly looks that way…

The number of UK smartphones users reached 55.5 million in 2021. This means that nearly 83% of the population have...

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New Space Race promises commercial opportunities and technological innovation in the UK

In the past decade there has been a significant shift in how the space sector operates. Unlike the Space Race...

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Can you keep a trade secret? Understanding pharmaceutical IP

Patents are the ‘go-to’ form of Intellectual Property (IP) protection for new pharmaceuticals. Through patents, protection can be attained for...

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How to protect a technical effect with a patent – the endless possibilities of selection inventions

Innovation in materials science often creates high levels of interest from the scientific community as well as the commercial world....

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Digital technology, pharmaceutical and green transport patent applications increase as the EPO’s latest figures confirm European patent applications return to growth

The European Patent Office’s latest patent index shows that patent applications filed at the EPO hit a record number in...

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How innovation will be vital in helping meet ever-growing demand for batteries

Net Zero has long been seen as an important goal in mitigating the effects of climate change. Recently, the COP26...

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Net zero: how the Green Channel could help innovators protect their inventions in the UK

Governments around the world have committed to targets to decarbonise their economies in the coming years, in order to limit...

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T 1989/18 – An end to description amendments at the EPO?

A peculiarity of patent prosecution at the EPO is that examiners typically insist on the description being amended into line...

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Priscilla Makovski announces retirement after 44 years at Barker Brettell

Today we announce that Priscilla Makovski will be retiring after 44 years at Barker Brettell. Priscilla was managing partner between...

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Catherine Wiseman marks 25 years at Barker Brettell

One of the world’s leading trade mark professionals – and home-grown talent – Catherine Wiseman, is celebrating 25 years at...