The European patent office (EPO), in order to boost patent filings by small entities, is introducing a very welcome system from 1…
This is a question that we have been asked regularly since the expiry of the Brexit Transition Period, 31 December 2020, when…
A new Unified Patent Court (UPC) is scheduled to come into effect in Europe in 2023. The expected start date is currently…
A new Unified Patent Court (UPC) is scheduled to come into effect in Europe in 2023. The expected start date is currently…
The UK formally left the EU on 31 January 2020, commencing a transition period which expired on 31 December 2020. On 1…
EU IP Rights As We Near The Expiry Of The Brexit Transition Period The UK formally left the EU on 31 January…
Dolleymores celebrates its 50th Anniversary this year. We are proud to have been of service to many great clients over this time…
One of our Partners, John Kensett, talks here about Patents , Trademarks, IP and his own experience and interests. We hope it…
The United States Patent and Trademark Office granted US Patent No. 10,000,000 on 19 June 2018. To mark this landmark they have…
At an event marking World IP Day yesterday (26 April 2018), IP Minister Sam Gyimah MP announced that the UK has ratified…
On 12 April 2018 Janice Trebble retired from the Partnership. Janice had been member of the firm since 1986 and became a…
We all know those shoes in plastic which come in all colours and are easily recognisable: the Crocs. But they lost their…
This is a question we often get asked. In essence, if you have an interest in China, or may have your goods…
Heathrow Airport is offering a major Sustainable Innovation Prize for ideas on how to address the environmental challenges of airports and the…
Reputed to be very protective of her rights, it was Taylor Swift’s turn to be taken to court for copyright infringement. The…
Dolleymores are pleased to announce that we have become a member of the Silverstone Technology Cluster. Silverstone Circuit is well known around…
The laws relating to trade mark protection have been harmonized in all the 28 countries of the European Union, however, some discrepancies…
Obtaining trade mark protection in China is widely viewed with a large dose of scepticism as to whether they actually provide an…
Many of our clients and friends know that in my spare time I perform in amateur drama. I have recently performed in…
A shop owner from Tyneside has renamed his local convenience store Morrisinghs, after being legally threatened with court action by Sainsbury’s, for…
The Unified Patent Court (UPC) – a supranational court that will cover all participating European Member States in a single action –…
A team from Dolleymores recently took part in a charity Quiz Night, in Watford, to support a very worthy local charity The…
Last year the UK Government required all tobacco products to be sold in plain packaging, but allowed some time to exhaust existing…
The hashtag. Once: an infrequently used symbol to denote number systems and indexing within specific industries, now: a common place sign which…
Update on the Unitary Patent and the Unified Patent Court (UPC) Since our last update on the status of the implementation of…
Two of our partners, John Kensett and Rupert Knights, were recently honoured to be invited to host a seminar for the Japanese…
In places such as the USA and Japan, telephone interviews with the Patent Office Examiner are often useful in reaching agreement on…
When you first file an application to register some Intellectual Property (IP), say with a patent or trademark application, or an application…
On 29 November 2016, the decision in case number G 1/15 was announced by the Enlarged Board of Appeal of the European…
Perhaps the notion of ‘getting in shape’ will be a New Year’s resolution for some, but intriguingly, it can also be a…
I was recently honoured to be asked to give a presentation in Osaka, Japan to the Kinki (Kansai) Branch of the Japanese…
Over the past few decades architectural design has brought us some iconic buildings, many of which have been given fanciful names. This…
The latest figures of aspects concerning counterfeit goods seized at EU external borders have been released in a recent report by the…
The UKIPO has issued a report, based on worldwide patent statistics, to assess whether the increase in women studying science, technology, engineering…
Intellectual Property rights, such as copyright and trade marks, are extremely important to film studios and it is the enforcement of these…
Reinforcing the “business as usual” message from our earlier post on the impact of “BREXIT” on IP, which may be found here, the UK…
There has been some coverage in the media recently about Specsavers’ application to register the mark SHOULD’VE – details here. Most people…
On 23 June 2016, the people of the UK voted to leave the European Union. Crucially, as far as Dolleymores clients are…
The Italian Government, on Friday, approved the draft bill for the ratification and implementation of the agreement establishing the Unified Patent Court (UPC). With…
I recently watched the film “JOY” starring Jennifer Lawrence. This is based upon the true life story of Joy Mangano, inventor of…
Being a keen fan of herbs and spices in the kitchen, I have followed the efforts to protect the Zanzibar Clove with…
The Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys (known as ITMA), the professional body for Registered Trade Mark Attorneys, has this week been awarded…
A US judge has ruled that the iconic rock song “Stairway to Heaven” has sufficient similarities to the song “Taurus” by the…
In March this year, the Trade Marks Registry in India, in an effort to clear its backlog of pending applications for registration,…
The Supreme Court has, today (9 March 2016), handed down its decision in the case of PMS International Group Plc (Respondent) v…
The majority of the official fees of the European Patent Office increase from 1 April 2016 by around 1%. Any official fee…
Regulation (EU) No. 2015/2424 of the European Parliament and the Council of 16 December 2016, amending the Community Trade Mark Regulation (EC)…
The Preparatory Committee for the Unified Patent Court (UPC) has now published the Rules on Court fees and recoverable costs. The Rules on…
Well known furniture store IKEA have had two of their trade mark registrations cancelled by the Supreme Court in Indonesia for goods…
In 1999 Comic Enterprises, an operator of a small number of comedy clubs across the UK, obtained a trade mark registration for…
Congratulations to Dolleymores client, Ischebeck Titan, who recently won the 2015 Construct Award for Innovation and Best Practice. The award was given…
Anne Frank, who wrote the famous diary detailing her family’s time in hiding during the Second World War, died 70 years ago.…
I joined the firm in February 1986 as Saunders & Dolleymore. Following our rebrand some thirty years later, it is a time…
From 1 February 2016, Saunders & Dolleymore LLP has changed its trading style to Dolleymores. There have been no changes in partners…
The number of states that have ratified the UPC (Unitary Patent Court) agreement recently reached nine, with Finland the latest signatory state…
There are a number of unofficial registries and directories which are purporting to be ‘official’. Typically these offer renewal services at extortionate…
The UK Government recently launched a consultation for changes to UK registered designs. The consultation is aimed at encouraging designers to seek…
Arup recently won the Grand an prize at the Hong Kong Awards Siber for Industries (HKAI): Innovation and Creativity. The HKAI aims to…
