http://www.vennershipley.co.uk Venner Shipley is one of the leading UK firms of Patent and trade mark attorneys representing a broad range of clients including major US and Japanese corporation, European companies and individual inventors. Venner Shipley Sun, 12 Jul 2009 11:32:10 GMT en-us http://www.vennershipley.co.uk/show-news-id-186.html On Sunday, 12 July 2009, team Venner Shipley will be taking part in The British 10K London Run to raise money for Cecily's fund, a charity that is committed to helping Zimbabwean children orphaned by AIDS. Read more... Sun, 12 Jul 2009 11:32:10 GMT http://www.vennershipley.co.uk/show-news-id-186.html http://www.vennershipley.co.uk/show-news-id-190.html Rebranding can bring with it great benefits but it is also fraught with risk. Read more... Fri, 26 Jun 2009 10:05:20 GMT http://www.vennershipley.co.uk/show-news-id-190.html http://www.vennershipley.co.uk/show-news-id-188.html A thorough and accurate prior art search is an important step in the examination of any patent application, since the state of the art at the relevant date must be determined before novelty and inventive step can be assessed. Read more... Fri, 19 Jun 2009 13:33:26 GMT http://www.vennershipley.co.uk/show-news-id-188.html http://www.vennershipley.co.uk/show-news-id-187.html Worried that a third party will register your trade mark as a Facebook username? Read more... Thu, 11 Jun 2009 11:42:26 GMT http://www.vennershipley.co.uk/show-news-id-187.html http://www.vennershipley.co.uk/show-news-id-185.html eBay has won an infringement action brought against it in the UK by cosmetics company, and owner of brands Lancome and Yves Saint Laurent Beaute, L'Oreal. Read more... Mon, 01 Jun 2009 14:42:26 GMT http://www.vennershipley.co.uk/show-news-id-185.html http://www.vennershipley.co.uk/show-news-id-184.html A new "Green Channel" has been launched at the UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO). This allows patent applications relating to environmentally friendly technologies to be given priority in the UK patent system. Read more... Mon, 18 May 2009 14:42:26 GMT http://www.vennershipley.co.uk/show-news-id-184.html http://www.vennershipley.co.uk/show-news-id-183.html San Marino will become the 36th member state of the EPO this summer. Read more... Mon, 11 May 2009 13:16:10 GMT http://www.vennershipley.co.uk/show-news-id-183.html http://www.vennershipley.co.uk/show-news-id-182.html The European Patent Office (EPO) has confirmed its position regarding the patentability of stem cells in a decision from the Enlarged Board of Appeal (G2/06). Read more... Tue, 28 Apr 2009 10:20:15 GMT http://www.vennershipley.co.uk/show-news-id-182.html http://www.vennershipley.co.uk/show-news-id-180.html There will be very few businesses that are untouched by the current global economic downturn and we all need to be particularly conscious of costs. However, it is important that cost-savings do not come at too high a price in the long term and protecting valuable business assets is essential. Read more... Thu, 23 Apr 2009 11:23:15 GMT http://www.vennershipley.co.uk/show-news-id-180.html http://www.vennershipley.co.uk/show-news-id-178.html Important changes have been made to the Implementing Regulations to the European Patent Convention (EPC) which will come into effect on 1 April 2010. Read more... Thu, 09 Apr 2009 12:40:45 GMT http://www.vennershipley.co.uk/show-news-id-178.html http://www.vennershipley.co.uk/show-news-id-179.html Although the rule changes do not take effect until next year, we strongly recommend that applicants ensure that they are aware of the impact the new rules are likely to have on their existing or planned patent applications as soon as possible, so that appropriate action may be taken to minimise any negative repercussions. Read more... Thu, 09 Apr 2009 10:15:00 GMT http://www.vennershipley.co.uk/show-news-id-179.html http://www.vennershipley.co.uk/show-news-id-177.html We are very pleased to report that Community Trade Mark (CTM) fees are to be reduced. The reduction is to happen on the 1st of May, 2009 when the registration fee will be abolished and the application fee will be slightly increased. Read more... Fri, 27 Mar 2009 13:40:45 GMT http://www.vennershipley.co.uk/show-news-id-177.html http://www.vennershipley.co.uk/show-news-id-173.html The long-awaited decision from the Enlarged Board of Appeal (EBA) of the European Patent Office (EPO) regarding the patentability of stem cells (G2/06) has now been published. Read more... Thu, 12 Mar 2009 12:30:45 GMT http://www.vennershipley.co.uk/show-news-id-173.html http://www.vennershipley.co.uk/show-news-id-164.html We were proud to welcome Alison Brimelow, the President of the European Patent Office, as speaker at our evening reception in the historic Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge in October. Read more... Fri, 13 Feb 2009 14:27:29 GMT http://www.vennershipley.co.uk/show-news-id-164.html http://www.vennershipley.co.uk/show-news-id-168.html As is well known, patents and patent applications are commercial assets that can be sold, transferred or licensed. However, whilst their value in this respect may be recognised, the importance of keeping the relevant patent office informed of such transactions is often overlooked. Read more... Fri, 13 Feb 2009 14:05:45 GMT http://www.vennershipley.co.uk/show-news-id-168.html http://www.vennershipley.co.uk/show-news-id-171.html In June 2005, a biotechnological Board of Appeal (BoA) of the EPO handed down a decision with potentially far-reaching implications for those seeking to file patent applications in other areas, not least in the pharmaceutical sector. Read more... Fri, 13 Feb 2009 13:33:42 GMT http://www.vennershipley.co.uk/show-news-id-171.html http://www.vennershipley.co.uk/show-news-id-167.html Many companies file patent applications for the same invention in more than one country and the patent offices in those countries independently perform search and examination work for the same invention. Read more... Fri, 13 Feb 2009 12:42:41 GMT http://www.vennershipley.co.uk/show-news-id-167.html http://www.vennershipley.co.uk/show-news-id-166.html On 1st January 2009, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia became bound by the European Patent Convention (EPC) as the 35th member state. Read more... Fri, 13 Feb 2009 12:30:45 GMT http://www.vennershipley.co.uk/show-news-id-166.html http://www.vennershipley.co.uk/show-news-id-169.html The UK Intellectual Property Office (UK IPO) has issued a practice notice aimed at clarifying its position on the patentability of computer programs, following the 'Symbian' decision handed down from the Court of Appeal in October last year. Read more... Fri, 13 Feb 2009 12:15:15 GMT http://www.vennershipley.co.uk/show-news-id-169.html http://www.vennershipley.co.uk/show-news-id-170.html We would like to remind our clients and associates to be on the lookout for scam letters being sent to them by unofficial registration services. Read more... Fri, 13 Feb 2009 11:20:45 GMT http://www.vennershipley.co.uk/show-news-id-170.html http://www.vennershipley.co.uk/show-news-id-172.html The UK Intellectual Property Office, which was previously and more vividly known as the UK Patent Office, is undergoing several changes. Read more... Fri, 13 Feb 2009 10:30:45 GMT http://www.vennershipley.co.uk/show-news-id-172.html http://www.vennershipley.co.uk/show-news-id-174.html Following recent changes to the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) Regulations, a supplementary search has become available for International patent applications (also known as PCT patent applications). Read more... Fri, 13 Feb 2009 10:05:00 GMT http://www.vennershipley.co.uk/show-news-id-174.html http://www.vennershipley.co.uk/show-news-id-175.html The newspapers are full of doom and gloom and there will be very few businesses that are untouched by the global economic downturn. Read more... Fri, 13 Feb 2009 09:30:45 GMT http://www.vennershipley.co.uk/show-news-id-175.html http://www.vennershipley.co.uk/show-news-id-165.html In December 2007, the EPO announced a series of changes to fees, to be introduced in two phases. Read more... Fri, 30 Jan 2009 11:30:45 GMT http://www.vennershipley.co.uk/show-news-id-165.html