New enquiries – “A pleasure to meet you!”
When a company or individual is looking for IP advice, their first contact with us is typically a call to one of our offices, or sending an email to our ip@appleyardlees.com inbox.
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The Greenshoots Podcast by Appleyard Lees – episode 19 – a conversation with five-time Paralympic gold-medallist Hannah Cockroft
As the Tokyo 2020/21 Olympics approach, British wheelchair racing athlete and Paralympic gold medallist Hannah Cockroft discusses her preparation for the games, and the drivers behind innovation in her sport.
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IP Inclusive Leaders’ pledge, Yvonne Sanderson
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Thoughts on passing the European Qualifying Examinations (EQEs)
On the 21st June 2021, I received a message from another trainee in my firm that the results for the European Qualifying Examinations (EQEs) had been released online.
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SkyKick goes to the Court of Appeal
The Court of Appeal has allowed an appeal in proceedings between the well-known satellite TV broadcaster, Sky Ltd (“Sky”) and the UK company SkyKick UK Ltd (“SkyKick”).
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Updated sentencing guidelines aim to crackdown on counterfeiters
New sentencing guidelines were published on Thursday for the sentencing of individuals and organisations for the unauthorised use of trade marks
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Oatly loses battle of the oat drinks
The recent case concerning oat-based drinks OATLY and PURE OATY highlights the difficulties in enforcing rights in a descriptive trade mark against third parties.
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Responsibilities as a trainee patent attorney
On day one as a trainee patent attorney most people are bewildered by a range of acronyms (PCT, WIPO, EPO, USPTO, OA, ISA, IPRP… etc.) and law that on first reading makes no sense.
Read more The Greenshoots Podcast by Appleyard Lees – episode 18 – filing multidisciplinary patents
In this episode, patent attorneys and Appleyard Lees partners Barbara Fleck, Julia Gwilt and Howard Read, discuss the difficulties of obtaining a patent involving both biotech and software, and the importance of a multidisciplinary team of patent attorneys.
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Software patents grant rate in the U.S.
In this article, we compare the requirements to obtain patents in the U.S. and Europe in the context of computer-implemented inventions such as simulation methods and artificial intelligence (AI).
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Biotech applications at the EPO and data
About the author Claire Devine is a trainee patent attorney at Appleyard Lees IP LLP. As a trainee patent attorney Claire has worked with a range of clients in the
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