Finance and insurance

Sun 17th Mar 2024

Clare Stephens explains the impact of the Chancellor's Spring Budget on the UK's science and technology industries.

Wed 26th Apr 2023

Virginia Driver named one of the top 250 women in IP in 2023.

Tue 11th Apr 2023

How Patent Box tax relief can help companies holding a qualifying patent reduce their rate of corporation tax.

Tue 11th Apr 2023

Changes to R&D tax relief for costs relating to innovations that are not covered by a granted patent, took effect on 1 April 2023.

Mon 23rd Jan 2023

Congratulations, your patent has been granted! Now what?

Thu 15th Dec 2022

In the second of our IP Guides for Startups, patent attorney Elizabeth Mills explains what is happening at the patent office while you wait to hear if you have been granted a patent.

Tue 15th Nov 2022

A patent is a useful business tool as it can be utilised to stop competitors from copying your invention, to attract investors, for publicity and marketing, and to obtain revenue through licensing. 

Mon 14th Feb 2022

The question of whether the European Patent Convention confers jurisdiction on the EPO to determine whether a party validly claims to be a successor in title as referred to in Article 87(1)(b) has been referred to the Enlarged Board of Appeal.

Wed 6th Oct 2021

James Cornish, head of the trade mark team at Page White Farrer, outlines key steps that you need to take in the trade mark registration process.

Fri 21st May 2021

Whether you have come up with a new company name yourself or you have invested in the services of a specialist branding agency, it is important to ensure that any name that you choose does not infringe the intellectual property rights of another brand owner. In a worst-case scenario, you could find yourself having to rebrand as well as compensate the other brand owner.

Thu 6th May 2021

If you have spotted another trade mark within the insurance sector which is alarmingly similar to one of your own, what can you do to stop your competitor from using that mark?

Mon 1st Mar 2021

Insurance is a mature and highly competitive sector, with over 400 operators in the UK and thousands of products. Without a tangible visible product for consumers to see, differences in service offerings can be subtle and hard for consumers to distinguish between. 

Mon 24th Aug 2020

An audit of your intellectual property will pay dividends as it enables a business to identify new revenue streams, enhance business value, implement best practice, assess and reduce the risk of competition.  It is particularly important for any business with a strong brand or knowledge-based products or services.

Thu 28th May 2020

When establishing a new brand, it is important to avoid spending time and resources on registering a trade mark brand which is likely to be refused by the Intellectual Property Office.

Wed 8th Apr 2020

We hope that you are keeping well and are settling into this new way of working.

Mon 6th Apr 2020

It seems that some of the Intellectual Property Offices are experiencing issues, but some have arranged extensions of deadlines. Some offices have closed. Problems are occurring in the courts where some hearings are being cancelled.

Fri 27th Mar 2020

The UKIPO announced changes to its services on 27 March 2020 as a result of the business /postal disruption during the coronavirus pandemic.

Wed 11th Mar 2020

Finding and entering new markets is key to the growth of any business, whether this is selling to a new industry sector or into a foreign territory. But this can be time-consuming and labour intensive and difficult to do well if you do not have anyone who speaks the language, understands the sector or is familiar with differences in the cultural or regulatory environment.

Tue 16th Jul 2019

Page White and Farrer has been acknowledged as one of the leading patent law firms in Europe by the Financial Times in its 2019 survey report.

Mon 21st Jan 2019

Simply, patents protect inventions. Our qualified patent attorneys have put together this collection of frequently asked questions to assist you with securing patent
protections for your intellectual property.

Sat 19th Jan 2019

Your brand comprises many elements, including your company and domain names and as with all your intellectual property assets, it is important to take active steps to protect them.

Sat 5th Jan 2019

A registered trade mark is an asset, which can be sold, licensed, and mortgaged. A trade mark registration gives a monopoly to stop certain use by others of similar marks
on similar goods. It gives you more certainty that a trade mark is available for your use, as it has already been through an opposition stage

Sat 23rd Jan 2016

As the country and the UK government get to grips with the implications of the UK’s vote to leave the European Union, what are the implications for intellectual property?