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21 Feb 2024
Dehns shortlisted for three awards in Managing IP Awards EMEA 2024

Dehns is delighted to announce that we have been shortlisted for three awards by Managing IP, one of the leading IP directories, in their 2024 EMEA Awards.

13 Feb 2024
EPO Official fee increase and creation of a new fee reduction scheme for micro-entities from 1 April 2024

The European Patent Office (EPO) has announced an increase in the official fees charged for European patent applications from 1 April 2024.  It is not all bad news though, as the EPO is implementing a new fee reduction scheme for qualifying micro-entities from the same date.  Some administrative fees will also be waived in future if the relevant requests are filed using the EPO’s online MyEPO portal.

09 Feb 2024
Dehns Trade Mark prosecution service highly praised in 2024 World Trademark Review (WTR) 1000 ranking

Dehns is delighted to announce that it has been ranked in the 2024 World Trademark Review (WTR) 1000 ranking.

06 Feb 2024
Ireland moves closer to joining the UPC

The Irish government has announced a referendum in June this year to allow it to participate in the Unified Patent Court.

11 Jan 2024
Dehns Attorney Alexandra Nott joins the ECTA SME Task Force Committee

Dehns is delighted to announce that UK Chartered Trade Mark Attorney, Alexandra Nott, has joined the ECTA SME Task Force Committee.

09 Jan 2024
Dehns to provide IP services to Scottish Universities after being officially appointed to the APUC Intellectual Property Services Framework Agreement

Dehns has been officially appointed to the APUC Intellectual Property Services Framework Agreement (PFB1034 AP) to provide IP services to Scottish Universities and Colleges; this includes both IP Protection and IP Consulting work.

03 Jan 2024
Dehns named as a Recommended Patent Firm in 2024 edition of the JUVE Patent UK Rankings

Dehns is delighted to announce that it has been named as a “Recommended Patent Firm” in the latest edition of the JUVE Patent UK Rankings, with three individuals also being named as “Recommended Individuals”.

13 Dec 2023
Dehns battle hardens its UPC Litigation Team

To ensure Dehns’ UPC Litigation team are ready for acting before any UPC court, yesterday (11th December 2023) culminated in the Dehns’ UPC Mock Trial. Two teams involving Partners and Associates from the various Dehns’ offices (London, Brighton, Oxford and Munich) put their cases forward before Judge Darrin Shaya (Stanley Black & Decker, Director of Patents) and Judge-Rapporteur Paul Harris (Dehns’ Head of Litigation), in a mock trial held at Dehns’ Oxford office

22 Nov 2023
UKIPO Changes Address for Service Requirements – Countdown to 1 January 2024

The UKIPO address requirements for owners of UK comparable trade marks and registered designs are changing … are you ready?

01 Nov 2023
Dehns successfully retains Tier 1 patent ranking in The Legal 500 2024 directory

Dehns is delighted to have successfully retained its Tier 1 ranking in the PATMA: Patent Attorneys category, in the latest 2024 edition of The Legal 500.

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