Tom Mahon joined IET Hammersmith members.

The 13th Edition of the Nice Classification (NCL 13-2026) came into force on 1 January 2026.

The patent that sparked a world of imagination

Prepare now for increases from 1 April 2026

James Mann and Dominic Weston explain our 5 year involvement in the Earthshot Prize, supporting game-changing climate innovations.

Rachel Barrett takes a look at some spooky surprises to be found in the Patent Office.

This article first appeared in the September 2025 edition of the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys’ journal.

Our top five tips for founders, innovators and anyone navigating the intersection of tech and IP.

We’re sponsoring the UK’s biggest microelectronics event.

We’re sponsoring the Leeds Digital Festival Awards 2025.

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Catriona Collerton to speak at Accelerating HealthTech Innovation webinar

Katherine will be attending the AIPLA Spring Meeting.

We’re attending the International Trademark Association’s Annual Meeting.

We’re attending the INTA Annual Meeting in San Diego.

We're hosting Women in IP's Connected Bubbles event in Leeds today.

We're hosting the AIPLA's Women in IP global networking event.

Emma Berry shares key learnings for MedTech start ups.

The webinar will explore the complexities of First Filing Requirements and Foreign Filing Licences.

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).

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

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.

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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.

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.