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Patent strategy needed for developing connected and autonomous cars13 Apr 2018

ANALYSIS: Businesses looking to develop connected and autonomous cars must consider how they will access patented technology central to the way those vehicles will operate. 13 Apr 2018

Unified Patent Court project at risk, warns Munich lawyer 22 Feb 2018

The entire Unified Patent Court (UPC) project is at risk of failing due to continued delays to the ratification of the new regime, a Munich-based patent litigator has warned. 22 Feb 2018

Out-Law Guides

Patent Box Regime (entrants on or after 1 July 2016)

This guide was updated in May 2017
Patent box regime (entrants before July 2016)

This guide provides an outline of the UK's patent box regime for the taxation of intellectual property (IP) as it applies to companies and IP within the regime before 1 July 2016.
Patents: obtaining patent protection outside of the UK

A patent is granted by a national patent office and will only give you monopoly rights in the country in which it is granted. There is no such thing as an international patent.
Patents: the basics

This guide is based on UK law. It was last updated in January 2012.
Opinions of the UK Intellectual Property Office

Sorting out disputes can take ages. Especially complicated ones, like patent disputes. To take a case to court, you will need lawyers – solicitors and barristers – and probably an expert to give evidence to back up your case. The ultimate outcome will be justice...

Further steps taken towards UK ratification of the Unified Patent Court 19 Dec 2017

The UK's ratification of an international agreement to establish a new Unified Patent Court (UPC) in Europe has moved closer following recent actions taken by parliament and the Privy Council. 19 Dec 2017

Retailers and logistics companies could be considered as intermediaries in IP rights infringements, says European Commission 01 Dec 2017

It is open to rights holders under EU law to pursue retailers and logistics companies as intermediaries in the infringement of their intellectual property (IP) rights, the European Commission has said. 01 Dec 2017

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Expertise in Patents

We see patents as a business tool. Our dedicated team of patent specialists advise clients from a range of industries on how to: secure market exclusivity for their inventions; access new markets through licensing technologies or challenging blocking patents; and, maximise the value of their innovation through strategic patent portfolio management and exploitation.

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