More details are emerging about the new procedure for complaining about a company’s registered name which come into force on 1 October 2008. As we have previously reported, under this procedure, parties can object to company names which are the same as a name in which they have goodwill, or are so like their name [...]
[click here read more]Posted: August 20th, 2008 under Intellectual Property.
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It’s generally useful to keep an eye on what your competitors are doing, and this can include being aware of any patent applications which they file and the progress of these. This is particularly the case for European patent applications, where you have a relatively short period of nine months after publication of notice of [...]
[click here read more]Posted: January 23rd, 2008 under Intellectual Property.
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On 7 April, the UK Intellectual Property Office is launching a new fast track service for trade mark applications. On payment of an additional fee of £300, applications will be examined and the examination report sent out within 10 working days.
The average time for examination is around a month, so the fast track will [...]
Posted: January 18th, 2008 under Intellectual Property.
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As from 1 October 2007, the UK Trade Marks Registry, while processing a trade mark application, will no longer search for prior rights of third parties and raise objections if any are found. Consequently, trade mark applications will no longer be automatically refused registration on the basis that another party has relevant prior rights. It [...]
[click here read more]Posted: July 4th, 2007 under Intellectual Property.
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