We are delighted to announce the recent success enjoyed by Keith Loven in a patent case hearing held at the European Patent Office in Munich. The case concerned the refusal of a European Patent application which had been formally rejected twice by the board of examiners.  At the hearing, Keith presented arguments and was able …

The number of new patent filings through the European Patent Office increased by 4% in 2011, despite the downturn in the world economy, the EPO’s Annual Report reveals.  Filings originating in the USA fell slightly, while those originating in Japan, China and Korea rose.  Medical technology was the top technical field, with electrical machinery and …

We invite you to a FREE 20 minute clinic where you can ask our professional team any burning questions that you have in relation to intellectual property. Thursday 26 April 2012 is World Intellectual Property Day – to celebrate this we want to increase public understanding of what IP really means. Most people are aware …

LOVEN Patents & Trademarks Ltd are excited to announce that we will be moving to new offices on Friday 24 February 2012. With effect from Monday 27 February 2012, our new address will be: LOVEN Patents & Trademarks Limited 3 Checkpoint Court Sadler Road LINCOLN LN6 3PW Our telephone numbers and all other e-mail and …

Following an earlier TPN (6/2009), it was previously required that all decisions on invalidation actions based upon relative grounds should only be made following a hearing. The UKIPO has now reviewed and changed their practice in this regard, stating that: “…a balance has to be struck as between the significant consequences of an application for …