Our pages ‘UK Patents - The Basics’ and ‘European Patents - The Basics’ set out in detail the various procedural steps involved in obtaining UK and...
Disclosure of Search Results
From 1st July 2004 the UK Intellectual Property Office has been requesting the results of official searches produced by other patent offices to be...
Experimental Use Exemption in the Pharmaceutical and Biotech Industries
This information is available in Korean.
Amendments to the UK Patents Act which came into force on 1 October 2014 have extended the scope of the...
Frequently asked questions
Understanding your company’s intellectual property (‘IP’) assets and, more importantly, how to protect them is an essential consideration for any...
Licences of Right
This page explains the consequences of a UK patent before the UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) and a German patent before the German Patent...
Marking of Patented Products in the UK
In the UK, marking a product with details of a granted patent that has been obtained for that product may deter potential infringers from copying the...
Patentability of Software and Business Method Inventions in Europe
This information is available in Korean.
This page describes the current approach of the European Patent Office (EPO) concerning the patentability of...
Plant Variety Rights and Patents for Plant-Related Inventions
A plant variety right is an intellectual property right for the exclusive exploitation of a named plant variety. As with other IP rights, plant...
Registration of UK Patents & Designs
It is possible to register UK national patents, European patents (UK) and UK registered designs in a number of other states and territories. This...
Restrictions on the Filing of Patent Applications Abroad by United Kingdom Residents
This page provides information on the rules governing the filing of patent applications outside the UK by United Kingdom residents, and our approach...
Supplementary Protection Certificates (SPCs) & Patent Term Extensions (PTEs)
Over 60 countries worldwide offer the possibility of extensions (PTEs or SPCs) for medicinal product patents. “Supplementary Protection Certificate”...
UK Patents - The Basics
A patent is a legal right granted by the UK Intellectual Property Office for a new invention. It allows the owner of...
Validity & infringement opinions from the UKIPO
Download flowchart of the procedure - Validity and Infringement Opinions
The UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) has a procedure to provide...
Our People
Our IP specialists work at all stage of the IP life cycle and provide strategic advice about patent, trade mark and registered designs, as well as any IP-related disputes and legal and commercial requirements.
News & Insights
Read our blogs to keep up to date with developments in the IP world and what we are up to at Mewburn Ellis.
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