The Strategic Advisory Board for Intellectual Property Policy (SABIP) - an arm's length body reporting to the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills in relation to IP policy is to be dissolved. Click here
Appleyard Lees has opened new office facilities in The Hague, Netherlands and Munich, Germany close to the two main sites of the European Patent Office (EPO). Click here
As we reported in a recent news item the European Patent Office (EPO) Enlarged Board of Appeal, in its decision G2/08, decided that the Swiss-type format for claiming medical uses would no longer be accepted. Click here
We are pleased to announce that our Chemical and Biochemical team has been strengthened by the appointment of Philip French as Head of Biotechnology. Click here
Appleyard Lees was interviewed recently by the Yorkshire Business Insider magazine, for an article relating to the Chinese economy. Click here
Solaqua Limited, a client of Appleyard Lees, has won an award at the "Best of British Innovation 2010", a competition that took place at Oxford University Venturefest. Click here
It has recently been announced that the Office for the Harmonisation of the Internal Market (OHIM) is in the process of electing a new President, Vice-President and President of the Boards of Appeal. Click here
An important decision has confirmed the current legal position concerning software patents in Europe. Click here
Appleyard Lees is appearing at the North of England's largest annual event dedicated to electronics and manufacturing. The event is taking place at The Reebok Stadium, Bolton on 5-6 May 2010. Click here
Yorkshire Forced Rhubarb has been granted Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) status under the EU's system for protected food names. Click here
Companies with a range of own brands/trade marks will often (but not always) have good knowledge and experience of the registered trade mark system for protecting these brands. However, many single-brand companies, whose Company Name is perhaps their sole brand/trade mark, understandably believe they have done enough to protect the Company Name as a trade mark by registering their Company Name at Companies House. Click here
Congratulations are again due to Mike Holmes, who has followed up his prize in the 2008 patent attorney qualification exams by scoring the highest mark achieved in the recent Advanced United Kingdom Trade Mark Law and Practice exam. Click here
