The UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) has issued a practice update regarding the examination of patent applications involving artificial neural networks (ANNs). Patent Attorney Thomas Mahon explains more.

Tom Woodhouse explains the implications of the UK High Court's decision in the appeal of Emotional Perception AI Ltd vs Comptroller-General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks (2023).

Emma Berry reflects on an insightful day at the first UK MedTech Innovation Assembly hosted by Halston Group.

The UK High Court has issued a game changing judgement in Emotional Perception AI Ltd vs Comptroller-General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks (2023).

One of the money- saving “tricks of the trade” of the UK trade mark registration system is protecting a series of trade marks in a single application. This can save application and renewal costs and make your portfolio easier to manage.

Patent Attorney Adam Flint explains the Legal Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office’s decision requiring wet signatures on all assignments of European patent applications.

On 8 November Patent Attorney Sam Judge is presenting on ‘Navigating a maze: AI and software in chemical patents.’

Shameena Bonomally recently attended the IoD Glass Ceiling Group meeting tackling diversity in STEM.

Patent and Trade Mark Attorney Peter Kindermann has joined our Munich office as a Partner

Do you need to update your UK address for service? From 1 January 2024, the only new addresses for service that will be accepted in the UK will be those in the UK, Gibraltar, or the Channel Islands

Page White Farrer to host 3 Leeds Digital Festival 2023 events

When is a product that has actually been marketed not prior art?

Virginia joined a distinguished panel for a 'Fireside chat on Leveraging the Investment Ecosystem', an Accelerating Funding for Women in Business event run by Fund Her North, an organisation which supports funding for female founded companies and in conjunction with the NatWest Entrepreneur Accelerator.

The UK is home to years of creativity and innovation in engineering, design and manufacturing.

On 18 April 2023, partner and expert European Patent Attorney Virginia Driver will be speaking at the online Westminster Legal Policy Forum,outlining the effect of the Retained EU Law Bill on the UK IP legal framework.

Join Andy McKinlay at the launch event of Yorkshire Tech Climbers 2023

On 27 April 2023, Page White Farrer will be connecting with IP professionals in Leeds and with IP colleagues around the world in an international hybrid event coordinated by AIPLA (American Intellectual Property Law Association) Women in IP.

How can protecting innovation in technology help provide sustainable care within our National Health Service and other healthcare settings?

On 20 March 2023, partner Andy McKinlay will be speaking at a workshop session of AI Accelerator, an initiative launched by AI Tech UK, exploring the challenges and opportunities of navigating AI ethics in today's rapidly changing technological landscape.

Page White Farrer was engaged to ensure that valuable intellectual property of Gowerlabs was properly captured and protected.

On 21 February 2023, David Williams will be attended the Space Finance and Tech Summit hosted by techUK in London.

Planning international expansion? Our useful infographic shows the options for registering patents and protecting intellectual property across 44 European states under the European Patent Convention - as at March 2021.

Business startups may wonder whether or not to invest in patents and trade marks. Then, how do they find a patent attorney who understands their invention and can help them translate it into business value via intellectual property protection?

Taryn Byrne has successfully assisted Iceland Spring EHF, an Icelandic spring water company, to defend its brand from attack by Iceland Foods Limited, the owner of the ICELAND mark and the well-known chain of supermarkets.

Our patent attorneys in Munich were recently successful in defending the patent of a client for machinery used in the food production industry after it was challenged on the basis of prior use, and despite the German Patent and Trademark Office (GPTO) accepting the flimsiest of evidence for the prior use.

Global blockchain technology company nChain has leapfrogged over the likes of tech giant IBM and Alipay (Alibaba’s mobile payment platform) to take fifth place in the league table of companies ranked worldwide for blockchain patent applications in 2021 with the help of Page White Farrer*.

Congratulations to European Patent Attorney Thomas Mahon was has received this excellent testimonial from a client.

If you have invested in a trade mark for your brand anywhere in Europe, then you will want to maximise its power and ensure that potential competitors do not infringe your valuable intellectual property to take advantage with their marketing initiatives. James Cornish, at Page White and Farrer, has created this handy flow chart for brand owners to explain how to oppose or defend a trade mark application in the EU.

If you have invested in a trade mark for your brand, then you will want to maximise its power and ensure that potential competitors do not creep too close and infringe your valuable intellectual property with their marketing initiatives. James Cornish has created this handy flow chart for brand owners to explain the process of opposing or defending a trade mark application in the UK.

Trying to obtain an EU trade mark? Track your trade mark throughout the process and know when key decisions need to be made by downloading our free guide.

Download our free guide to the UK trade mark process for brand owners. Our handy flow chart explains the roles of the trade mark attorney and the UK Intellectual Property Office, and also which key decisions will be required by the brand owner.

The EU trade mark process may be daunting to an overseas attorney who is new to it so we have put together this handy flow chart to give you a set by step guide to protecting brand identity in the EU.

The UK trade mark process may be daunting to an overseas attorney who is new to it so we have put together this handy flow chart to give you a set by step guide to protecting brand identity in the UK.

If you are considering filing a patent first in the UK, then abroad, our infographic outlines the key stages of the process and the timeline – taking you from initial consultation, through the UK filing and then on into securing protection in other jurisdictions.

In an article for Intellectual Property Magazine, European Patent Attorney Olaf Ungerer examines the complexity of the IoT landscape, and he explores why patent pools offer an attractive solution for complex IoT products by reducing transaction costs for licensors and implementers and potentially reducing aggregate royalty. This article arises from the “Contribution to the Debate on SEPs” (E03600), published January 2021, by the Group of Experts on Licensing and Valuation of Standard Essential Patents advising the European Commission.

Standardisation patents are heavily focussed on 5G technologies, which is reflected in the number of patent applications being filed. Kelda Style reviews the numbers in Intellectual Property Magazine.

Page White Farrer is working with UK-based Rusty Rabbit International to provide ‘outstanding’ intellectual property services to businesses, entrepreneurs and start ups.

For 12 years, Page White Farrer has worked closely with System1, a UK-based marketing and brand consultant, supporting them in all their trade mark registrations and protecting their intellectual property across the globe.

Page White Farrer have worked closely with Clinova, a UK-based global consumer healthcare company, to build up their IP portfolio and to develop their global IP strategy.