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UK ratifies the Unified Patent Court Agreement
May 2018
On World IP day last week, the UK Minister for Intellectual Property, Sam Gyimah MP, confirmed that the UK has ratified the Unified Patent Court Agreement (UPCA). The announcement from UKIPO can be read here. Simultaneously, the UK also deposited its formal instrument of ratification, making 16 countries in total having ratified the UPCA.
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Ledger tech to help solve IP problems – Raconteur report in The Times
April 2018
As originally seen in ‘Ledger tech to help solve IP problems’ published by Raconteur media on Friday 20th April in The Times.
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Key IP Provisions Agreed in Brexit Draft Agreement
March 2018
The Draft Agreement for the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union has been published, with highlighting to mark up the progress made in the negotiation round with the UK of 16-19 March 2018.
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EPO Annual Report – 2017 a positive year for patents in Europe
March 2018
The EPO annual report (out 7 March 2018) shows a continued rise in patent applications at the EPO. The EPO received nearly 166 000 European patent applications in 2017, an increase of +3.9% and an all-time high.
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When filing your trade mark applications, beware someone is watching you!
March 2018
HGF have recently become aware that third parties are scanning the online trade mark registers from the United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office, the European Union Intellectual Property Office and potentially other trade mark registers and proceeding to register domain names for, or including, those trade marks.
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Hyperlinking – Copyright implications
March 2018
In recent months, there have been a number of Court of Justice of the European Union decisions relating to the copyright implications of hyperlinking.
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Cambodia (KH) to recognise European Patents as National Patents
February 2018
From 1 March 2018, at the applicant's request, it will be possible to designate Cambodia as a “validation state” in European patent applications.
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Emerging innovation
February 2018
HGF Partner Craig Thomson discusses innovation in emerging fields such as bacteriophage therapeutics, and the challenges of protection in these areas.
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Managing IP EMEA Awards 2018
February 2018
HGF are delighted to be shortlisted for Trade Mark Prosecution in England, Wales & Scotland by Managing IP ahead of the Managing IP EMEA Awards 2018.
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UKIPO and EPO Fees – changes applying from April 2018
February 2018
Official fees for patent applications at both the UKIPO and EPO will be changing from April 2018. In some cases, applicants may want to consider the timing for paying fees in relation to applications to maximise any opportunities to pay lower official fees. If you would like advice on this, please contact your usual HGF Attorney.
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