UK Government confirms reduction in UK registered design fees
In January we published the UK Government’s proposal to reduce significantly the fees for UK registered design applications Designers had previously stated that registered design fees were… read more…
The Brexit Symposium
On Thursday, 12 May CIPA held ‘The Brexit Symposium’ at the Royal College of Physicians in London Caroline Warren, Partner at Mathys & Squire, presented on the possible implications of Brexit… read more…
Practical guidance following the ‘Trunki’ Supreme Court decision
As we previously reported, the high profile ‘Trunki’ Registered Design dispute finally came to an end as the UK Supreme Court upheld the UK Court of Appeal’s judgement that PMS… read more…
UPC Update
There has been significant progress towards the implementation of the UPC, with Bulgaria, Lithuania and Italy recently taking steps towards ratification Nine countries have already ratified,… read more…
The Impact of the Unified Patent System
The patenting system across the European Union is undergoing major change, and is currently the subject of the largest overhaul in 30 years Within the next year (the exact date is shortly to be… read more…
BREXIT: Possible Implications for UK IP Rights
Unless you have been hibernating in a cave over the winter months, you will be aware of the crucial EU referendum vote taking place in the UK on 23 June 2016, which will determine whether the UK… read more…
Manchester Office Move
We are pleased to announce that Mathys & Squire have moved to larger offices in central Manchester Manchester continues to thrive as a dynamic business hub which has in turn provided the firm… read more…
MACH 2016 in Retrospect
We were delighted to exhibit at the MACH exhibition last week at the NEC in Birmingham Sean Leach, Andrew White, Catherine Booth, Annabel Williams, Matthew Maitland, Ruth Telfer, Michael Stott,… read more…
IP Inclusive
IP Inclusive is an organisation committed to working for equality, diversity and inclusion in IP We are proud to be members and signatories of the IP Inclusive Charter, and look forward to… read more…
