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UK Becomes Even More Attractive for First Filings in Computing and Telecomms

Following an announcement earlier in the year that the UK IPO will be outsourcing searches to the EPO (see Ross’ article here), the UK IPO have expanded this to the computing and telecommunications ...

UKIPO Publishes Research into AI Patent Filings

It will come as a surprise to absolutely no one to hear that investment in Artificial Intelligence has risen sharply over the last few years.  This is supported by a recent report published by the UK...

Arnie Clarke and Peter Finnie Recognised by Who’s Who Legal

Arnie Clarke and Peter Finnie have been recognised by Who’s Who Legal in the The Patents Agent & Attorneys 2019: Analysis. The report lists the world-leading patent ...

The President of the EPO Turns up the Heat on the Boards of Appeal in the Debate Over Patentability of Products of Essentially Biological Processes

Following on from my previous report on the EPO Administrative Council’s new Rule 28(2) explicitly excluding products of “essentially biological processes” from patentability, this story has tak...

Your Brand Is Everything in the Hospitality Sector. Protect Your Intellectual Property and Strengthen Your Brand Equity

The hospitality sector is facing crisis.  Not only is it under the same external pressures as other industries, it is also being challenged by high rental prices, increasing business rates, staffing ...