Chinese companies will receive tax breaks by moving to Manchester enterprise zone
It has been announced that Chinese companies will be offered generous tax breaks by moving to a new development zone in Manchester It is hoped that the project will attract Chinese companies to the… read more…
Advanced Engineering
We were delighted to exhibit at Advanced Engineering 2015 this November The show took place at the NEC in Birmingham, and attracted thousands of visitors from manufacturing and supply chain We are… read more…
Patentability of Embryonic Stem Cells in Europe
We attended an ‘Open Discussion on the Patentability of Human Embryonic Stem Cells in Europe’ held on 22 October in London Dr Aliki Nichogiannopoulou of the EPO gave a very interesting… read more…
Design Council publish 2015 report into the value of design to the UK economy
The Design Council have their published their findings following an extensive piece of research conducted into the value of the design industry The 2015 report, entitled ‘The Design Economy’,… read more…
Update on Patent Box
The OECD have just released the final deliverables of their Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) Action Plan This includes new guidelines in relation to the implementation of IP Boxes such as the… read more…
Validation of European Patents in Moldova
The EPO has announced that from 1 November 2015 it will be possible to validate European patents in Moldova, bringing the potential country coverage of a European patent to 42 countries Any… read more…
UPC – Rules of Procedure Finalised
unified-patent-courtorg/…/UPC-Rules-of-Procedurepdf Yesterday saw another step forward for the UPC with the publication of the final Rules of Procedure The full publication can be found… read more…
Italy formally confirms intention to participate in the UPC
Following Italy’s change of direction in relation to the Unitary patent and UPC in May 2015, the Italian government has now formally notified the Council of the EU of its intention to participate… read more…
11th Meeting of the UPC Preparatory Committee
The following report has appeared on the UPC official website: At the meeting, which was held at the Netherland permanent representation to the EU, the Committee agreed the Rules for the European… read more…
