Monthly Archives: May 2017

Then and now: EU trademarks in the UK With Brexit looming, Partner and Registered Trade Mark Attorney Rachel Havard looks back at the UK trademark profession’s relationship with Europe and considers what the future might hold. In 1996, there was a buzz of excitement in the UK trademark attorney profession as we prepared and filed our very… Read more »

Background The period that elapses between a patent being granted for a new medicinal product and a marketing authorisation being obtained for the product is often too short to allow a patentee to cover their investment. Supplementary protection certificates (SPCs) are intended to compensate patentees for the investment necessary to place a new medicinal product… Read more »

Automotive patent attorneys Stuart Greenwood and Nikesh Patel attended the Confused.com London Motor Show at Battersea Park on Friday 5 May 2017. They spent the day viewing over 150 vehicles, meeting motoring legends, and catching up on the latest tech innovations. Highlights included learning about cars being designed using virtual reality and speaking to the ‘Stop the crash’ representatives… Read more »