Patents are powerful tools that can be used to stop unauthorised parties from performing certain acts, such as making a patented product or using a patented process. However, patents are territorial in nature such that a patent has no effect, in terms of being useable to prevent unauthorised parties from performing infringing acts, outside of the territory in which it was granted. For example, a UK patent protecting an invention cannot be used to stop somebody from exploiting the invention in the USA, unless there are also infringing acts taking place in the UK.
Navigating the patent application process at the European Patent Office (EPO) involves adhering to numerous time limits. Missing these deadlines can incur unexpected extra costs or risk jeopardising an application or granted patent, but the EPO offers mechanisms to extend or recover from missed deadlines.
To mark International Women’s Day, we’re taking a look at three pioneering women inventors, each of whom were determined to Accelerate Action for women in engineering. These women faced an uphill battle as engineers in a “man’s world”, and each of them have contributed significantly to today’s modern technology.
Dafydd Collins was a Hearing Officer at the UKIPO for more than 5 years and has significant experience in both Ex Parte and Inter Partes Hearing policy, procedure and best practice. In this article, he provides insights on Ex Parte and Inter Parte Hearings.
Wynne-Jones IP, a leading UK-based intellectual property (IP) firm, is delighted to announce the opening of its new office in Bristol, further strengthening its presence in the South West region.
BetaDen sponsors, Patent and Trade Mark Attorney firm Wynne-Jones IP, were delighted to partner with the tech accelerator and the Business & IP Centre Worcestershire for ‘AI & Innovation: How to Stay Protected’ as part of the Innovation Worcestershire TechFest.
For entrepreneurs seeking to carve out a niche in technology or creative industries, ensuring their ideas and innovations are safeguarded is not only advisable, but essential.
Technology is advancing at a rapid rate (and faster than ever before), with innovations in sectors such as artificial intelligence (AI), quantum computing, and renewable energy driving change.