Patent Watch is a term given to regularly monitoring applications for patents in a particular technical area or by a company. One company, for example, may decide to monitor applications made by its main competitors. Patent watching is one of the reasons for carrying out a patent search.
UK Patent Attorneys may well carry out patent watching themselves, or outsource the task to specialist search firm.
Brookes Batchellor is pleased to announce another successful round of British examinations. Pamela Botell has now passed the final examination required for qualification as a British and European trade mark attorney; Gareth Holliday passed every examination he sat and now …
The London agreement came into force in 2008 and dramatically reduced the cost of European patent protection by providing that translations of European patents were no longer necessarily required by states party to the agreement. The latest news is that …
You can claim to have a “patent pending” as soon as you, or your patent attorney, have filed, or even just posted your patent application – see “How quickly can I get a patent pending” – although some would advise …