Articles

Articles

 
'Dosage regimen patent claims in Europe'
Martin MacLean, October 2009


'Mathys and Squire the Power Behind Top brands'
Ilya Kazi, September 2008


'Technology Commercialisation and the Importance of Intellectual Property'
Chris Hamer, August 2008


'Global IP Strategy Get The Most Out Of Your Budget'

Ilya Kazi, July 2008


'FUTUREtech & CLEANtech - An IP Perspective'
Alan MacDougall, June 2008


'IP- A Foundation for Technology Transfer'
Alan MacDougall, May 2008


'Intellectual Property in Communication Technology – Make your strategy pay'
Ilya Kazi, May 2008


'IP protection – a necessity for the entrepreneur'

Alan MacDougall, April 2008


'Holding onto our ideas'
Ilya Kazi, House of Commons Magazine, April 2008


'IP – A foundation for competitive advantage and growth'
Chris Hamer, March 2008


'IP Rights and Traditional Medicine: A Procrustes's Bed?'
Philippa Griffin, January 31 2008


'Protecting Innovation'

Alan MacDougall, December 20 2007


'The Patents Game: How Strong is your Hand?'

Paul Cozens, FOW magazine, November 2007


'Protecting Intellectual Property in China'
Alan MacDougall, September 20 2007


'Overview of IP Protection'
Chris Hamer, September 14 2007


'Designs'

Elisabeth Murray, The Handbook of Intellectual Property Management, 2007


'Opposition at the European Patent Office'
Chris Hamer & Alan MacDougall, The Handbook of Intellectual Property Management, 2007


'IP Aspects of Mergers, Acquisitions and Due Diligence'
Ilya Kazi, July 19 2007


'Successful technology businesses are built on secure Intellectual Property'
Peter Garratt, July 5 2007


'Protecting Software'
Ilya Kazi, International Developer, Jan/Feb 2007


'Protecting Innovation in a Digital World'
Peter Garratt, Intellectual Property; independent supplement distributed in The Times, Sept 5 2006


'The Changing Face of Patents in the Mobile Telecoms Industry'

Paul Cozens & David Knight, Patent World May 2006


'Intellectual Property vital to your business'
Peter Garratt, March 23 2006

 

News

Poland became a member of the Hague Agreement for Industrial designs on 2nd July 2009.

San Marino became the 36th member state of the EPC on 1st July 2009.

The European Patent Office is now accepting applications for the European Inventor Award 2010. If you are interested in being entered for this competition, please contact your usual representative at Mathys & Squire.

The Madrid Protocol will enter into force in Eqypt on 3rd September 2009.

Alison Brimelow has announced that she will not stand for re-election as President of the EPO.

On 1st May 2009 OHIM reduced its official fees by 40%. Please see the Legal Updates section of our website for further details.

The London Agreement has so far entered into force in Croatia, Denmark, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, France, Liechtenstein, Slovenia, Germany, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Iceland, Monaco, Sweden and the United Kingdom.

The EPO has begun 2009 by announcing significant changes to patent practice regarding divisional applications. The changes will come into force in April 2010. Please see the Legal Updates section of our website for further details.

Over 1,000,000 international trademarks have been registered since the first in 1893 by Swiss Chocolate-maker Russ-Suchard & Company.

The Patent Cooperation Treaty entered into force in Chile on 2nd March 2009.

Mathys & Squire will celebrate its centenary in 2010.

Sweden has indicated that the creation of a single community patent is a priority issue during its six-month Presidency of the EU, which began in July 2009.

International patent filings rose by 2.4% in 2008 to 164,000.

The Patent Cooperation Treaty entered into force in Peru on 6th June 2009.

The London Agreement entered into force for Lithuania on 1st May 2009, making it the 15th EPO member state to accede to the agreement.

The UK government has appointed John Alty as the new chief executive of the IP Office.