The Hardship Of Negotiating Frand's Terms

Technical standards play a crucial role in the dissemination of innovations by…


One IPO Search

The UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) has recently launched a new patent…


All Scare and No Cymbals Makes Monkey a New Toy

What do you get when you cross Stephen King, a haunted toy monkey, and Disney’s…


How To Register Your Copyright

Copyright arises automatically upon the creation of a ‘work’ that meets…


Demystifying IP Insurance, ATE (After the Event) Insurance and IP Litigation Funding

Demystifying IP Insurance, ATE (After the Event) Insurance and IP Litigation…


Should I mark my product with ‘Patent Pending’?

SHOULD I MARK MY PRODUCT WITH 'PATENT PENDING'? You have developed a product…


Highlights From the UKIPO Guidelines on AI Inventions

Recent advances in artificial intelligence (AI) have resulted in a substantial…


Design Registrations and Global Grace Periods

Following our post concerning the UK Designs process (see here), we now write…


Differences in Approach To Inventive Step: EPO vs UPC

In light of the first revocation action being lodged at the UPC, the question…


Fractional CIPO Solutions – What Does It All Mean?

Since our Director of IP Strategy Suzanne Oliver joined the Scintilla team, we…