From 1 November 2016 the European Patent Office (EPO) will require signatures from both the assignor and assignee when recording transfers of rights on pending European patents and granted patents at the EPO. US originating documents are likely to be… Continue Reading →
You can use the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court (IPEC) if you are involved in a dispute about intellectual property covering copyright, patents, registered designs and registered trade marks. The IPEC provides a cost effective arena for intellectual property claims, as… Continue Reading →
Simple oversights at the earliest stage of business formation can cause long term issues for any business, especially when trying to secure funding. Investors often consider IP to be the most valuable part of a business and is highly influential… Continue Reading →
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has recently launched a global pro bono patent programme for developing counties called “The Inventor Assistance Programme” following a successful pilot scheme in Columbia, The Philippines and Morocco. The programme aims to provide free… Continue Reading →
China is now ranked as the world’s 25th most innovative economy after moving up 4 places since 2015. China is closing the global innovative gap by being the first middle income economy to make the top 25. Some of the… Continue Reading →
Intellectual property (IP) is big business on a global scale as the latest data from the Thomson Reuters 2016 State of Innovation Report proves with a 13.7% growth in innovation across 11 technology sectors in 2015. The technology market in… Continue Reading →
It is a legal requirement that each inventor is named on a patent application. Although patent counts do not give a direct measure of innovation, they are a well known measurable ‘output’ of the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)… Continue Reading →
In 2015 the growth in innovation was 13.7%. Global innovation activity increased across 11 of the 12 sectors throughout 2015, with the largest leaders being Medical Devices, Home Appliances and Aerospace & Defense. Aerospace & Defense – Increases in sub-sectors: Space… Continue Reading →
A trade mark is a word, name, symbol, or design used to identify and distinguish goods in commerce. Businesses across all industries use trade marks to identify a particular brand via words, logos, and/or colours: such marks prompt recognition through… Continue Reading →
Applicants trying to protect an invention in more than one country file a national or regional patent application with their national or regional patent office. Within 12 months of the filing date of the application, they file an international application… Continue Reading →
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