09/03/10
Effective IP Protection Strategies for SMEs and Start-Ups
IP protection is important for small businesses in all fields of technology. However, establishing an effective and...
26/02/10
First non-embryonic stem cell patent granted outside Japan
HLBBshaw Director Richard Bizley and Senior Attorney Marc Wilkinson have achieved recent success in the grant of the...
22/02/10
Lord Justice Jackson’s recommendations for lessening the burden of costs of intellectual property litigation
As noted in an earlier article, Jackson LJ has been engaged in a review of the entire civil litigation system in...
19/02/10
HLBBshaw to host RNAi workshop
Dr Marc Wilkinson, Senior Attorney, and Dr James Legg, Associate Attorney, from HLBBshaw's Life Sciences Group will...
18/02/10
Don’t let trade mark woes take the shine off the launch of your product.
In today's 'Ask the Experts' feature in The Birmingham Post, Chris Moore talks about the importance of clearance...
10/02/10
HLBBshaw sponsors Cambridge University Entrepreneurs
Cambridge University Entrepreneurs (CUE) is a student society within Cambridge University. Each year they run a...
26/01/10
HLBBshaw sponsors Women 4 Technology in 2010
HLBBshaw is sponsoring the "Women 4 Technology" Network in 2010. Women 4 Technology launched in April 2009 as a...
25/01/10
Internet Publications – EP & UK Practice
In February 2008 we published an article entitled “The internet as a source of prior art: the EPO's view”, which...
21/01/10
How the "patent box" could affect your business
In today's 'Ask the Experts' feature in The Birmingham Post, Christopher Moore explains what is meant by the "patent...
15/01/10
New countries widely anticipated to join Madrid Protocol International System of Trade Mark Registration in 2010
The International system of trade mark registration known as the Madrid Protocol has long been a popular, cheaper and...
13/01/10
Accelerated prosecution of patent applications at the EPO and UK IPO
Obtaining a patent can seem like a long, drawn-out process, and frequently it is desirable to obtain the patent as...
22/12/09
A practical guide to copyright in computer software
Under UK law, determining who owns and is free to make use of the copyright in a computer program is not always a...
16/12/09
Pre-budget report promises tax relief for patent holders
From an Intellectual Property perspective, there are two relevant facets to the Pre-Budget Report : the introduction of...
15/12/09
Another success for HLBBshaw's Trade Mark Team
In a busy period for HLBBshaw's Trade Mark team, another success in European opposition proceedings at OHIM has been...
11/12/09
HLBBshaw wins action to revoke UK Trade Mark registration
HLBBshaw has won an action to revoke a UK registration for 'THE CARLYLE' based on the fact that it had not been put to...
10/12/09
Infringement of others' IP rights - the importance of awareness of IP law
The following article appears in today's 'Ask the Experts' feature in the Birmingham Post. For full article download...
20/11/09
HLBBshaw competes in Cambridge Fun Run
The Cambridge Fun Run in aid of BBC Children in Need takes place every year on the Cambridge Science Park, this year...
12/11/09
Co-ownership of patents
In today's 'Ask the Experts' feature in the Bitmingham Post, Chris Moore looks at the issues relating to co-ownership...
10/11/09
Around the world in 3D - the advantages and registrability of 3-D marks or ‘shape marks’.
There are many advantages to acquiring trade mark registration for a shape mark. If successful, the registration...
10/11/09
HLBBshaw celebrates 7 years in Cambridge
HLBBshaw celebrated 7 years in Cambridge last night by hosting a ‘Chocolate Tasting’ evening for existing and potential...
02/11/09
Award of costs in proceedings before the comptroller: a case study
The award of costs in proceedings before the comptroller (the UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO)) is guided by a...
30/10/09
HLBBshaw expands its Engineering Group
John Moffat has joined HLBBshaw as a Senior Attorney, practicing within the firm’s Engineering Group. John joins...
28/10/09
Recent EPC rule changes raise the bar for Applicants
On 25th March 2009, the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation issued Decisions CA/D 2/09 and CA/D...
27/10/09
Recent EPC rule changes restrict filing of Divisional Applications
On 25th March 2009, the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation issued decision CA/D 2/09 which...
13/10/09
How to protect an invention which has been disclosed without authorisation
In today's 'Ask the Experts' feature in the Birmingham Post, Dr Christopher Moore addresses the issue of patent...
08/10/09
HLBBshaw client featured as IP success story
A long-time client of HLBBshaw was recently featured in an article in IP Insight, a monthly newsletter produced by the...
07/10/09
Oral Proceedings success..... in airport car park!
Associate Director Alex Turnbull was at Manchester Airport recently on his way to Munich to attend Oral Proceedings at...
05/10/09
Brand Owners dealt a blow by Advocate General opinion on Google AdWords
The Advocate General has now issued his opinion as to whether Google AdWords that contain the trade marks of brand...
16/09/09
When is an invention 'made available to the public'?
The law as to what constitutes a disclosure made available to the public has appeared settled in the UK for some...
15/09/09
Keeping patents alive - how to limit or defer the costs
In today's "Ask the Experts" feature in the Birmingham Post, HLBBshaw's Dr Christopher Moore gives a reader some advice...
12/08/09
Award of costs in proceedings before the Comptroller: A look at the factors affecting the decision
The UK Intellectual Property Office(UKIPO) has the power to hear cases and make decisions in inter partes proceedings...
12/08/09
Opposition/Intervention & Litigation: Parallel proceedings at the UK court and the EPO
One strategy for a party which anticipates being sued for infringement of a European patent is to launch opposition...
11/08/09
Issues arising from the sponsorship of AdWords™ or keywords
In today's Birmingham Post, HLBBshaw's Dr Christopher Moore answers a question about AdWords™ or keywords which...
11/08/09
House of Lords provides clarification regarding the sufficiency requirements of the (UK) Patents Act 1977 in relation to product claims
The House of Lords Decision in Generics (UK) Limited and ors v H Lundbeck A/S has provided clarification regarding the...
07/08/09
EPO practice on dealing with Incorporation by Reference in a specification
EPO examiners quite often request that the wording ’hereby incorporated by reference’ be deleted from a description...
05/08/09
Lessening the burden of costs of patent litigation for SMEs
Costs in patent litigation cases are invariably high. This is a problem for all litigants, but particularly for...
23/07/09
Patenting biological and medical inventions in Europe
This article focuses on patents for biological and medical inventions. In so doing it addresses the reasons for...
23/07/09
Employees awarded compensation for outstanding benefit
In a recent decision, 31 years after the relevant law was introduced, the High Court has awarded two employee...
23/07/09
Customs seizure procedures of IPR infringing goods at UK and European Union borders
EU legislation (Council Regulation (EC) No 1383/2003) provides for Customs to temporarily detain any goods if they...
17/07/09
Broad construction of licence agreement upheld by Court of Appeal keeps royalties flowing
Recently, the Court of Appeal announced that Oxonica failed in a challenge to overrule a High Court decision which...
14/07/09
Patent litigation costs
In the July "Ask the Experts" feature in the Birmingham Post, HLBBshaw's Chris Moore answers a question about patent...
03/07/09
Appeals over patentability of software continue to fail in UK
In recent weeks, an English High Court judge has dismissed two appeals by telecommunications service provider AT&T...
02/07/09
"Smell-Alikes" case improves position for brand owners
In a clear judgment, the ECJ has made it easier for owners of trade marks with a reputation to stop competitors selling...
19/06/09
Premiership Football club updates their Trade Marks with HLBBshaw
HLBBshaw has recently filed five new trade mark applications for the newly promoted Premiership football club, Burnley...
16/06/09
IP protection in China
In the second monthly 'Ask the Experts' feature in the Birmingham Post today, HLBBshaw's Chris Moore answers a question...
09/06/09
Important domain name changes on the horizon
Given the exponential increase in the registration of domain names over the past few years and the gradual introduction...