Understanding Designs: Frequently Asked Questions
What is a registered design A registered design is a right to prevent others making, selling or otherwise dealing in products made to a design which has been registered It is not necessary to… read more…
Understanding Trade Marks: Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Trade Mark A trade mark is a sign that distinguishes your goods or services from those of everyone else It is also referred to as a “badge of origin”: when a customer sees the… read more…
Understanding Patents: Frequently Asked Questions
What is a patent A patent is a national monopoly right, which can be used to prevent third parties making, using, importing or selling an invention in a particular territory (for example the UK)… read more…
Turn Your Ideas into Assets: A Guide to IP Protection
Head of Trade Marks Claire Breheny and Partner Laura Clews provide a comprehensive guide to patents, trade marks and designs, answering some of the most frequently asked questions and offering… read more…
Certo Aerospace: Advancing the Future of VTOL UAVs
The aerospace and defence sectors are developing rapidly as shifting geopolitics increase the volume of defence capabilities and investment in new technology worldwide, including in autonomous… read more…
Six Principles of Claim Construction Before the EPO
Recent decisions of the Enlarged Board of Appeal, G 1/24 and G 1/25, together with other recent Board of Appeal decisions, contain a number of important observations regarding claim interpretation… read more…
International Patent Protection: Navigating the PCT Route
For growing innovative businesses, expanding into international markets is an exciting development which invites intellectual property considerations Securing patent protection across multiple… read more…
Large US banks move to shield consumers’ passwords from looming quantum threats
Partner Edd Cavanna has been featured in The Banker, a Financial Times publication, The Daily Telegraph, Fintech Finance News, Financial IT and Finextra, discussing the increase in patent filings… read more…
Partners Nicholas Fox and Dylan Morgan featured in Law360
Partners Nicholas Fox and Dylan Morgan have been featured in ‘Biggest UK and EU Patent Developments of 2026 So Far’ in Law360 In the article, Nicholas Fox comments on the Supreme Court’s ruling… read more…
