Breaking news: the UK has ratified the Unified Patent Agreement
The UK government used the occasion of World IP Day yesterday to ratify the Unitary Patent Agreement The aim of this pan-European agreement is to bring into being the Unified Patent Court (UPC),… read more…
The Importance of Intellectual Property for your Start-up
Managing Associate Andrew White was featured in today’s Evening Standard highlighting the importance of intellectual property protection and management Andrew, who supports and advises a number… read more…
Happy Birthday to Us! 10 years of Intellectual Property Law in Manchester
Happy Birthday to us! We would be delighted if you could join our team and celebrate our turning 10 years old in Manchester on Thursday 21st June! Drinks and nibbles will be hosted at 20… read more…
Deciphering Domains: how will Brexit affect .eu?
On 28 March 2018, almost a year to the day since the UK submitted the notification of its intention to withdraw from the European Union, the European Commission published a Notice To Stakeholders… read more…
Celebrate World Intellectual Property Day – Thursday 26th April
Join us on Thursday 26th April to celebrate World Intellectual Property Day: ‘Powering Change: Women in innovation and creativity’ In 2000, the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO)… read more…
Brexit and UK copyright law: The Repercussions
On 28 March 2018, the European Commission published a document highlighting the effects of Brexit on UK copyright law The notice, which was addressed to the European Commission’s stakeholders,… read more…
Court concludes copycats can create clone Crocs
In a ruling by the General Court of the European Union, the EU Registered Design directed to the (in)famous Crocs shoe design has been found invalid following an appeal to Gifi Diffusion’s… read more…
Brexit: Agreed Draft Guidelines for Intellectual Property
On Monday 19 March 2018, the UK government released an updated Draft Agreement on the withdrawal of the UK and Northern Ireland from the EU and the European Atomic Energy Community The Draft… read more…
A Smorgasbord Of Strategies
On Tuesday 13th March 2018, Mathys & Squire Partner, Martin MacLean, and Managing Associate, David Hobson hosted an event at the British Embassy in Copenhagen together with the Danish UK… read more…
