The role of Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys is changing. With increasing recognition of the importance of Intellectual Property (IP) in securing a competitive edge in a global marketplace and driving the value of growing businesses, our clients are...
Effective as of 1 April 2013, income derived from patents is entitled to a special reduction in corporation tax. In the government's latest Budget it was announced that UK companies will benefit from lower corporation tax rates as the economy recovers...
The coming months are set to see the biggest ever shake-up of the internet domain name landscape. ICANN, the international body responsible for managing the domain system, is currently examining over a thousand applications for new generic domain...
The Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA) implements the most significant reform to US patent law since 1952. There are changes in the way that applicants and inventors are treated, procedural changes and changes in the way that patent applications are...
Last autumn the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, Vince Cable, announced plans for a system by which patents could be granted in as little as 90 days. The Intellectual Property Office has been working on plans to implement...
