News archive for June 2017
All of our news from June 2017
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MIP Stars 2017
June 2017
Managing Intellectual Property IP STARS 2017 - The list of highly recommended trade mark practitioners and trade mark firm rankings editorials for IP STARS (2017) have now been published online.
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UK presses on with ratification of the UPC Agreement
June 2017
The UK is pressing on with legislation that is required for the ratification of the UPC Agreement by the UK; secondary legislation in the form of an Order on Privileges and Immunities for the Unified Patent Court were laid in Parliament under the International Organisations Act 1968 today (26 June 2017).
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December 2017 target start date for UPC will not be achieved
June 2017
The UPC Preparatory Committee has announced that the timetable for opening the UPC (and the associated start date for unitary patents) is to be revised.
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IAM Patent 1000
June 2017
The IAM Patent 1000 – The World’s Leading Patent Professionals 2017 guide has now been published. The sixth edition of IAM's market-leading guide identifies and profiles leading patent professionals and firms in the world’s key jurisdictions. HGF are one of only 4 firms in the UK with 9 or more attorneys published within the Patent 1000. HGF are also listed as Recommended firm within the guide. This achievement comes on the back of a successful year for the firm with new office openings in Basel and Amsterdam, giving the firm a total of 3 offices in mainland Europe and ensuring we are well positioned for the opportunities in post Brexit Britain.
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