Once you have decided to go ahead with an FTO search to establish that you will have freedom to operate in your chosen markets, how do you ensure that your IP resources are focused most effectively?

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.

A freedom to operate (FTO) analysis should be an essential part of the intellectual property (IP) management and compliance process for new product development in every manufacturing or merchandising company.

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

The Unitary Patent is now ready to enter into operation on 1 June 2023, after the German government deposited its instrument of ratification of the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court (UPCA) with the Council of the European Union on the 17 February 2023.

We are delighted Page White Farrer’s experts have been ranked among the top 1000 worldwide for trade mark prosecution and strategy by the World Trade Mark Review.

On 27 April 2023, Page White Farrer will be joining IP professionals around the world in a global networking event coordinated by AIPLA Women in IP.

In an article for The Life Sciences Lawyer first published in January 2023, partner Roona Deb discusses the admissibility of post-published evidence for the assessment of an inventive step at the EPO.

As part of the digitisation strategy of the European Patent Office (EPO), from 1 November, documents will be deemed to be notified on the date they bear and deadlines will be calculated from that date rather than the mailing date plus 10 days.

On 25 January 2023, the UK IPO announced new procedures which provide clarity about the requirements for UK representation and a UK address for service for trade mark and design matters, post Brexit.

From 31 January 2023 – 3 February 2023, European patent attorney Kelda Style will be attending the AIPLA Mid-Winter Institute in San Diego, CA, fitting in a post-pandemic IP workout and examining IP through the lens of health, sports and wellness.

Congratulations, your patent has been granted! Now what?

On 24 January 2023, UK and European patent attorney Dr. Andrew McKinlay is presenting a webinar outlining which type of software inventions are patentable for Innovate UK EDGE.

On 18 January 2023, patent attorney Sam Judge will be attending an event focusing on the next generation materials for solar photovoltaics hosted by the Royal Society of Chemistry.

The Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys (CIPA) have opened their call for applications from innovators, entrepreneurs, start ups or companies with sustainable solutions and inventions worthy of being nominated for the Earthshot Prize 2023.

Page White Farrer is pleased to announce the promotion of European patent attorney Dr. Andrew McKinlay in our Leeds office from a senior associate to partner.

On 20 December 2022, European patent attorney Virginia Driver took part in a seminar hosted by the University of Cambridge Enterprise, discussing patenting of AI-based software and devices for medical technology.

European patent attorney Olaf Ungerer will be speaking at the International Intellectual Property Law Association’s (IIPLA) Conference in Dubai.

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, 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.

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.

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.

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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.

Tom Woodhouse describes how he was supported as a graduate trainee and rapidly rose to become partner with Page White Farrer.