News

New Member of Hindle Lowther Team

Hindle Lowther is pleased to welcome Dr Jerry Bretherton.

Norway to join European Patent Organisation

Norway is set to join the European Patent Organisation from 1 January 2008.

UK Trade Mark Applications

From 1 October 2007, the UK Trade Mark Registry is stopping examination of UK trade mark applications on relative grounds.

UK Patent Office Name Change

The UK Patent Office has changed its name to the UK Intellectual Property Office.

Community Trade Marks

Significant changes to the Community Trade Mark system entered into force on 25 July 2005.

European Patents

The European Patent Office will now automatically issue an Extended European Search Report for all European Patent Applications filed on or after 1 July 2005 for which a search is requested.

Biotechnology/Pharma

An introduction to the law concerning reach-through claims and a discussion of the implications of this law on the protection of basic research in fields such as biotechnology and combinatorial chemistry.

Computer Software

A discussion of the recent European Patent Office decision on a Hitachi patent application and its implications for the patentability of computer software inventions in Europe.

UK Patents

A summary of changes to UK patent legislation which came into force on 1 January 2005.