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Recent Decision from the England & Wales Court of Appeal on computer software patents
In the case of HTC v Apple the Court of Appeal for England and Wales has issued a further decision on the rules governing whether a patent can be granted for an invention relating to computer software.......
Come and meet us in Dallas at INTA 2013
Andrew Mackenzie and Will Tuckett will be in Dallas during the 2013 International Trade Mark Association Annual Meeting 3-8 May 2013
If you want to meet them please get in touch with Will or Andrew.
Come and meet us in Chicago at BIO 2013
Sophie Maughan will be in Chicago at the 2013 Bio International Convention 22-26 April 2013.
If you want to meet Sophie please get in touch.
New gTLDs – Trademark Clearing House
Back in June last year, we reported that the details of the applications for the new gTLDs had been revealed...
India Joins the Madrid Protocol
India deposited its instrument of accession to the Madrid Protocol for the International Registration of marks at WIPO, on 8 April 2013. We understand that the treaty will enter into force with respect to India three months later, on 8 July 2013...
Business Support for SMEs
Scott & York has signed up to assist the IPO with a proposed scheme for providing IP support for SMEs...
Changes to the European Community Trade Mark System
Yesterday, the European Commission issued a press release regarding a package of initiatives to allegedly make trade mark registration systems throughout the European Community cheaper, quicker and perhaps more importantly, reliable and predictable...
In the activity of Budget day...don't forget Patent Box!
Patent Box comes into force on 1st April 2013 .....
Application Costs for the Unitary Patent - More Expensive?
Our Andrew Mackenzie has been considering the likely costs of obtainikng a Unitary Patent and has taken soundings via a post on the well-known IPkat blog...
IPO support
There are always interesting developments in business regarding a firm's intellectual property.....