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UK patent prosecution firm of the year
Carpmaels & Ransford is again recognised for excellence by MIP
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10
Mar
2017
Italy ratifies the UPC agreement
Italy has become the 12th member state to ratify the UPC agreement
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14
Feb
2017
Partial priority – G 1/15
A new decision from the EPO’s Enlarged Board of Appeal marks a radical change in the EPO’s approach to assessing priority entitlement.
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03
Feb
2017
Employee inventor compensation – guidance from the UK Court of Appeal
The UK Court of Appeal has upheld the decision of the High Court and the UK Intellectual Property Office that an employee of Unilever, Professor Shanks, was not entitled to inventor’s compensation
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01
Feb
2017
Carpmaels & Ransford ranked by World Trademark Review
Trade Marks and Dispute Resolution teams awarded a Silver ranking in WTR 2017
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19
Jan
2017
UPC expected to open in 2017
The UPC Preparatory Committee has announced today that the UPC is expected to open its doors in December 2017
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16
Jan
2017
Two new SPC references to the CJEU
Two new references to Europe's highest court consider what constitutes the 'first' marketing authorisation for a supplementary protection certificate and what it means for a product to be 'protected by a basic patent in force'
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13
Jan
2017
It is not what you say – it is what you do that counts
Maintaining confidentiality of information under the EU Trade Secrets Directive
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22
Dec
2016
Community Spirit
We are passionate about supporting and developing our local community
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12
Dec
2016
UK participation in UPC confirmed
The UK intends to participate in the Unitary Patent (UP) and Unified Patent Court (UPC)
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28
Nov
2016

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