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25th September 2014Ownership of Design Rights
From 1st October 2014, the UK Intellectual Property Act 2014 introduces some important changes to UK Designs and Patent Law. One of the major changes concerns the ownership of commissioned designs (e.g. under a "work for hire" arrangement) in the UK. Prior to the change, ...
22nd September 2014Changes to UK Designs & Patents Law
From 1st October 2014, the UK Intellectual Property Act 2014 introduces some important changes to UK Designs and Patent Law. One of the major changes concerns the ownership of commissioned designs (e.g. under a "work for hire" arrangement) in the UK. Intentionally copying a ...
24th March 20142014 EPO Fee Increase
The EPO’s increase in fees will take effect from 1st April 2014. Most fees will increase by 4-5%, with the European Search fee increasing by 10% from €1165 to €1285. The most notable rise is for the appeal fee which increases by 50% from €1240 to €1860, ...
24th March 2014Changes to EPO Divisional Rules
From 1st April 2014, the EPO’s position on divisional applications reverts back to the previous position. Currently, in most cases a divisional application must be filed within 24 months of the date of the first substantive examination report. Rather than reducing the number of ...
Case Studies
A Pleasure to Serve
Here at Agile IP we all get very excited when our clients launch a new business venture ...
Patent Enforcement
Renart Limited. A Surrey based company which conceives, designs, develops and ...
Patent Defence
JAOtech Limited. Agile IP have recently helped Smart Terminal supplier, JAOtech ...
Protecting the Brand
Powertraveller Limited. The name sounds familiar but maybe you can't quite ...