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EPO extends its reach in Eastern Europe via a validation agreement with Georgia. Will this trend continue?

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This October, the Eastern European state of Georgia became the fifth state to sign a validation agreement with the European Pat…

European Patent Office abolishes the ‘10-day rule’

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In order to adapt to the digital age, the European Patent Office introduced a package of rule changes, including abolishing the…

Colleagues triumph at the Nottingham Post Corporate Challenge

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Colleagues from across Gateley Legal, Gateley Vinden, and Adamson Jones joined forces in September 2023 to run, jog and power-w…

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UK Patent Box: A scheme to enhance tax efficiency for innovative companies

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In this article, we detail how innovation could reduce tax bills through the Patent Box scheme.

Harnessing Patent Box relief for medical device R&D

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We explain why Patent Box relief incentivises medical device inventors to continue with the patent application process.

Backing (up) your arguments

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At some point over their career, every patent attorney will have inevitably dealt with a client who will ask if removing their …

Patent Box: an underutilised scheme

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The Patent Box scheme has the potential to provide substantial tax savings, however, many businesses are not fully aware of thi…

Germany ratifies the Unified Patent Court Agreement

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On 17 February 2023, the German government ratified the Unified Patent Court Agreement. The new Unitary Patent system and its p…

A picture is worth a thousand words, except of course when it isn’t

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Drawings form an integral part of a patent application when they are included, and therefore a part of its disclosure. But when…

Is it a work of artistic craftsmanship? Implications of the WaterRower case

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Can a water-based rowing machine be considered a work of artistic craftsmanship? We explore the intellectual property implicati…