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IP News |
The UK Patent Office calls for comments on how the inventive step in patents can maximise innovation |
Published: 08/05/2006 |
The Patent Office has launched a consultation inviting innovators, scientists, engineers, businesses and legal professionals to comment on whether the "inventive step" that is required to make an invention patentable works in the best way for innovators and the economy in the United Kingdom.
Starting from an understanding of the purpose of the patent system, The Patent Office wants respondents to consider whether trivial patents are being granted and how well the current legislation maximises...
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Businesses asked to comment on the trade mark application process |
Published: 25/04/2006 |
The Patent Office is seeking the formal views of the business community on whether it should continue to examine trade mark applications for clashes with earlier registered marks. This follows an initial pre-consultation last year to gauge strength of feeling on the issue.
The examination process is significant because a new trade mark application which clashes with earlier registrations can be refused by the Patent Office.
The consultation on this process, known as examination on "relative"...
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International patent classification reform |
Published: 22/02/2006 |
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The World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) has recently completed its reform of the International Patent Classification (IPC) system. The reform was initiated in response to a need to adapt the existing IPC to make it a more efficient search tool and to adapt patent classification to the electronic age. The new (8th) edition of the IPC will enter into force on 1 January 2006.
The main feature of the new IPC is that it is a two-level classification system, comprising a stable...
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Consultation on the UK Patent Classification Key |
Published: 25/01/2006 |
The UK Patent Office has its own Patent Classification Key (the UKC key). All published UK patents are classified using the UKC key. The documents classified using the UKC key now represent only a small proportion of the total number of patents published globally. All published UK patent specifications are also classified using the International Patent Classification (IPC) system and, following publication, under the European Patent Office's classification system ECLA. Consequently, the value...
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UK Patantability Examination Changes |
Published: 25/01/2006 |
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The UK Patent Office has changed the way it examines patentability. The new approach is very similar to that taken by the European Patent Office (EPO), and will not materially affect the scope of what is patentable under the UK Patents Act 1977.
The change in examination practice has been introduced following two recent decisions in the UK Patents Court. In his judgement in CFPH LLC's Application [2005] EWHC 1589 Pat., Peter Precott QC, sitting as a Deputy Judge of the High...
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