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Following the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union, it has become more important than ever to make the UK appealing to both investors and businesses. The current investments made in UK research and development in all sectors, from which companies ...
Aldi appears to have found itself receiving another unfavourable intellectual property decision. This time, the decision relates to reed diffusers, in which Rituals Cosmetics...
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Tupperware, facing declining sales and brand "genericide," has filed for bankruptcy in the U.S., seeking a buyer to continue operations. The company's iconic trademark, at risk of losing distinctiveness, further threatens its financial and market position.
On 1 January 2024 new rules will come into effect that mean a UK address for service must be provided in new proceedings based on or against UK registered trade mark or design...

Patent Prosecution Highway programme launched between the UK Intellectual Property Office and the State Intellectual Property Office China.

The new online search service offers enhanced features to help business owners find data on UK patents more easily.

Lewis Silkin - The Impact of Brexit upon Intellectual Property Rights and Disputes

HE Scott Wightman keynote remarks at the opening of the USPTO-UKIPO Breaking Barriers: Intellectual Property and the Value for Society event
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Greater access to IP-backed finance could help firms, especially small and medium enterprise (SMEs), leverage their IP to scale and grow.

Toshiba is the first organisation to have its distinctive multimedia 'motion' mark registered under changes to UK trade mark law implemented in January 2019.

Visitors to the Intellectual Property Office’s home page and main navigation pages on GOV.UK will now see that these are bilingual, as the IPO completes the first phase of its programme of work to provide digital information and services in Welsh.

This paper identifies the UK industries that make the greatest use of intellectual property rights, with patents, trade marks, registered designs and copyright being considered. It assesses the contribution these industries make to the UK economy, in...

If you prefer to read this report in a PDF format, please choose the ‘Print this page’ button on the left side of the page and select the option to print to PDF....
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Intellectual Property Office (IPO) awarded ISO 9001 Quality certification for its UK trade mark application process.
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Intellectual Property Office alerted to new UK patents and trade marks renewal scam.

A new memorandum of understanding between the USPTO and the United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office provides a framework for collaboration between the two offices on policies relating to standard essential patents (SEPs).

Legal action filed at the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court against 'Patent and Trade Mark Office' and 'Patent and Trade Mark Organisation'.

Customers should not pay these, and should always report them to the IPO.

The UK IPO and the USPTO have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to co-operate in their work on Standard Essential Patents (SEPs).

If you prefer to read this report in a PDF format, please choose the ‘Print this page’ button on the left side of the page and select the option to print to PDF....
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Information on trade marks, designs, patents, copyright, and exhaustion of IP rights during the transition period.

The London elite have dominated IP litigation wins for the past 10 years, but a recent bombshell AI case could change all that

Key information for customers and users of IP about how the IP system and the Intellectual Property Office will operate after the end of the transition period.
A U.S. company has filed to cancel the trademark rights for "Twitter" and "Tweet," as they are no longer in use. Elon Musk abandoned these terms after rebranding to X. The applicant, Operation Bluebir...

Changes will bring greater consistency and simplicity for trade mark and design customers.

This week in Other Barks & Bites: the EU’s highest court holds that UK trademark rights cannot support opposition proceedings within the EU since the conclusion of the transitional period following Brexit; and more.

The Oscar-winning actor has trademarked several phrases, including "Alright, alright, alright" from the cult classic film, Dazed and Confused.

AI patents and dairy trademarks are at the centre of two judgments to be handed down next week
The UK IPO recently announced that it would be increasing its fees from the 1st April 2026, to help address inflation and ease future cost pressures.
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