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Proposals on the Unitary European Patent are delayed until September 2012

Having failed to reach agreement, the European Parliament referred the issues back to the Legal Affairs Committee of the European Parliament which were discussed and debated yesterday.  It was concluded that the European Parliament would reconvene in September 2012 to see if … Continue reading

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Patent litigation – Motorola v Apple

Most patents are said to live uninteresting lives but occasionally a granted patent  is used in litigation against another party.  Very occasionally, the case comes to the attention of the wider public.  Marc Morgan, an Associate at Maschio & Soames LLP was interested … Continue reading

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Protected titles

A lingerie shop owner in Melton Mowbray has been told to strip a display of five rings as they resemble the protected Olympic symbol.  Gourmets amongst you will no doubt find it interesting that this takes place in the town made … Continue reading

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Revised Guidelines for Examination at the European Patent Office (EPO) enter into force

The revised Guidelines for Examination in the European Patent Office (EPO) entered into force on 20 June 2012 and are available online here. 

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Free patent translation from the European Patent Office (EPO)

The EPO and Google have been working together to bring a free patent translation service optimised for patent documents.  Patent Translate currently covers translations between English and German, French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish and Swedish, but will be extended in the coming … Continue reading

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The European Patent Office (EPO) welcomes historic breakthrough on the unitary patent

here, which is probably premature. 

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Vacancy for a qualified or part qualified patent attorney with a Life Sciences background

We are currently seeking a talented qualified or part qualified patent attorney with a Life Sciences background for our Southampton office.  The ideal candidate will have an excellent academic record and a PhD in a related field. Some commercial experience … Continue reading

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Maschio & Soames LLP website launch

We are pleased to announce the launch of our new website – www.maschiosoames.com.  We will be updating this page regularly with legal updates on UK and European practice and our firm news.

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