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• 2013
  1. Forresters are exhibiting at the PraxisUnico Conference 2013
  2. Examination success for Forresters Patent Administrators
  3. India has joined the Madrid Protocol
  4. Forresters are exhibiting at the BioTrinity Conference 2013
  5. A rise in unsolicited payment requests
  6. Excluded subject matter: UK court revises a technical effect signpost
  7. Our Birmingham office is moving
  8. Trademark Clearinghouse goes live
  9. Forresters welcome new Partners
  10. Examination success for Forresters trainees
  11. Croatia to join the European Community (EU)
  12. Forresters ranked in Chambers UK 2013

• 2012
  1. Forresters sponsor Genesis 2012
  2. Third party observations – now available for international PCT applications
  3. 2012 Christmas and New Year Holidays
  4. Forresters supports the John Taylor Hospice
  5. Forresters’ client wins British Invention of the Year (1)
  6. Forresters’ client wins British Invention of the Year (2)
  7. Forresters are attending BioEurope 2012
  8. The Patent Box – a significant tax saving
  9. Bolar exemptions in the UK
  10. PPH at the EPO: the highway to… nowhere?
  11. Disclosure of Origin Requirements
  12. Inventive Step following Conor. UK High Court confirms the House of Lords was “spot-on” on obviousness
  13. Speculation Invalidates Invention?
  14. A large pool of tadpoles is sufficient
  15. More guidance on surgical methods in Europe
  16. Patentees denied the opportunity to correct a European patent text after grant
  17. Availability of documents at the EPO. EPO Board of Appeal Decision T1839/11
  18. UK IPO stem cell decision that raise questions concerning the Brüstle decision
  19. Is there light at the end of the tunnel? Emerging practice of the European Patent Office on stem cell inventions
  20. More questions on the first marketing authorisation for SPCs
  21. How many SPCs per patent?
  22. Obtaining SPCs, the saga continues…
  23. AstraZeneca’s Seroquel XR ® Patent found invalid by the UK Patents Court
  24. Forresters win Patents Law Firm of the Year in England 2012
  25. Exam success!
  26. Europe finally united over patent courts?
  27. Samsung not cool enough to infringe Apple’s rights
  28. IP Translator
  29. Forresters is exhibiting at the PraxisUnico Conference 2012
  30. Exam excellence
  31. Trade Marks in China
  32. Europe puts the brakes on Volkswagen
  33. The Enlarged Board of Appeal to consider breeding processes again
  34. Forresters is exhibiting at the BioTrinity Conference 2012
  35. Our new Munich office opens on 2 April 2012
  36. A rise in unsolicited payment requests
  37. Specsavers v Asda – Referral to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU)
  38. Improvements to the grant procedure at the European Patent Office (EPO)
  39. The Court of Justice decides on SPCs for combination products
  40. The European Community design dispute between Apple and Samsung
• 2011
  1. The CJEU allows negative term SPCs
  2. Forresters’ attorney speaks at EU nanophotonics event
  3. Forresters supports the Birmingham Children’s Hospital
  4. Amending chemical patent applications at the European Patent Office
  5. Construction of “Swiss” medical use claims
  6. Update – outcome of the Enlarged Board of Appeal decision on disclaimers
  7. UK SPC Renewal fees – no remedies for a missed payment!
  8. Progress for a single European Union patent and litigation system?
  9. UK patent infringement: a fast UK decision could assist in Germany
  10. Further EPO opposition success for Forresters
  11. Global patent power on a budget: where in the world to file?
  12. Forresters sponsor Genesis 2011
  13. Mediation for European trade marks and designs
  14. Forresters are attending BioEurope 2011
  15. Latest European Patent Office opposition success for Forresters
  16. Important changes in US patent law
  17. What is an embryo? Europe decides
  18. Finland reduces European patent costs
  19. Simulation is patentable according to UK Courts
  20. New UK Office for Forresters
  21. Forresters win UK Trade Mark Law Firm of the Year 2011
  22. Easier third party observations at the European Patent Office
  23. Court of Justice rejects supplementary protection certificates for products marketed before regulatory approval
  24. Forresters at the PraxisUnico Conference
  25. Forresters’ London office has moved
  26. Forresters is attending EPIC 2011
  27. Forresters sponsor the PraxisUnico Conference 2011
  28. Our London office is moving
  29. Forresters is a member of Birmingham Civic Society
  30. What is an embryo? The scientists reply
  31. The Patents County Court
  32. Supplementary protection certificates (SPCs) – are sheep medicines relevant?
  33. Court of Justice decides on what constitutes a first marketing authorisation for plant protection products
  34. The European Patent Office is to consider disclaimers further
  35. When is a patent infringed – the courts beg to differ
  36. Supplementary Protection Certificate (SPC) infringement in different European courts
  37. What is an embryo? Europe ready to decide
  38. The Royal Wedding and May Day – Friday 29 April and Monday 2 May 2011 – UK Office Closures
  39. World Intellectual Property Day 2011
  40. European Patent Office opposition success for Forresters
  41. Forresters visits The Shard
  42. Pan-European patent litigation suffers a blow
  43. European patent prosecution changes in 2011–12
  44. The Enlarged Board of Appeal discusses what makes an invention patentable
  45. European Parliament votes to force changes to European patent system
  46. UK Judge allows summary judgement in patent infringement
  47. Forresters win UK Trade Mark Law Firm of the Year 2010
  48. EPO requires priority application search results
• 2010
  1. Forresters supports the EllenorLions Hospices
  2. Media rush to praise Ardian’s blood pressure treatment
  3. UK domain name registry to release one and two character domain names
  4. England’s success at the Commonwealth Games – Delhi 2010
  5. The importance of establishing true inventorship
  6. Forresters sponsor Genesis 2010
  7. Forresters are attending BioEurope 2010
  8. Further reduction in translation requirements for European Patents
  9. More examination success for Forresters trainees
  10. Serbia joins the European Patent Organisation
  11. Vax “clear” of infringement of Dyson registered design
  12. The ECJ limit the scope of DNA patents
  13. Commonwealth Games Delhi 2010 – Forresters are proud supporters of the England Team
  14. Fast-track scheme makes queue-jumping acceptable at the UK Intellectual Property Office
  15. Israel joins International Trade Mark System
  16. Beware of “patent marking trolls” under US bridges
  17. EPO sees double (patenting)
  18. The European General Court decides its first registered design case
  19. Enlarged Board of Appeal doesn’t decide on software-related inventions
  20. Alan Nugent – hospice appeal and support
  21. Latest examination success for Forresters trainees
  22. Albania joins the European Patent Organisation
  23. Another legal setback for Monsanto
  24. Google AdWords victory in Court of Justice
  25. Forresters are attending BioTrinity
  26. Greenpeace fail to stop the patenting of genetically-engineered animals
  27. EPO president elected
  28. The EPO Enlarged Board maintains the status quo for second medical uses
  29. Lack of industrial application: differing judgments of the EPO and the Court of Appeal
  30. Surgical methods: the EPO Enlarged Board decides
  31. The next EPO president – update
  32. Green patents – before and after the Copenhagen summit
• 2009
  1. UK Customs Authority Harmonises Procedure for Seizing Infringements
  2. New Chief Executive Appointed at Intellectual Property Office
  3. The Next EPO President is No Closer
  4. Pre-Budget Report: Reduced Corporation Tax for Income from Patents
  5. The EPO Rejects Reach-Through Claims: Chemical Compounds, Defined Only by a New Function, Lack Sufficiency
  6. European Court of Justice (ECJ) to Decide on the Patentability of Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research
  7. Forresters Supports the Motor Neurone Disease Association
  8. Forresters Sponsor Genesis 2009
  9. The Court Of Appeal Allows Correction of a Supplementary Protection Certificate (SPC) Paediatric Extension
  10. EPO Enlarged Board Allow Their First Petition For Review
  11. Chinese Patent Law Revised From 1 October 2009
  12. Who Owns an Invention? Decide Early!
  13. Forresters Partner is Newspaper’s Intellectual Property Expert
  14. Dragons’ Den Success for Jane Rafter
  15. More Examination Success for Forresters Trainees
  16. San Marino Joins The European Patent Organisation
  17. Facebook Announces Personalised URLs
  18. Warning – Community Trade Mark Filing Service Limited
  19. Warning – Unsolicited Renewal Reminders
  20. Speeding Up Prosecution at the EPO
  21. Reduction in Community Trade Mark Fees
  22. More Examination Success for Forresters Trainees
  23. European Patent Office Decides to Restrict “Abusive” Divisional Applications
  24. New EPO Fees – Acting Before 1 April Could Save Costs
  25. China Climbs Still Higher in International Patent Filing League
  26. UK and China Sign Ground-Breaking IP Agreements
  27. Montenegro to Join EPO Extension States
  28. The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Joins The European Patent Organisation
• 2008
  1. Forresters Supports the Cancer Counselling Trust
  2. Human Embryonic Stem Cells – A Decision at Last
  3. James Carstairs Retires
  4. The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia soon to join the EPO
  5. European Community Trade Marks – Official Fee Reductions Announced
  6. Consolidation of Forresters’ London Offices
  7. UK Software Patents - Court of Appeal Decision in Symbian
  8. New Defences Against Company Name ‘Hijacking’
  9. Forresters Joins Forces with Potts, Kerr & Co.
  10. Fantastic “Dragons’ Den” Success for Forresters Clients
  11. European Examination (EQE) Success for Forresters Trainees
  12. The UK Moves Obviously Closer To Europe – the House of Lords decides Conor vs Angiotech
  13. Examination Success for Forresters IP Administrator
  14. Innocent Infringement of European Community Designs is Out of Fashion, says the High Court
  15. More Examination Success for Forresters Trainees
  16. New Search Procedures For European Community Trade Marks
  17. Reducing the Cost of European Patents
  18. Norway & Croatia join the EPO
• 2007
  1. Forresters Christmas charity donation
  2. Fillip: Forresters help to stimulate Intellectual Property in the West Midlands
  3. UK Trade Marks - Important Changes to Examination Practice
  4. European Divisional Applications – A Decision, at Last!
  5. Examination Success for Forresters Trainees
  6. It's all change at Forresters
  7. A new name for the UK Patent Office
  8. China marches on, with record filing activity…
  9. A step change on inventiveness at the UK Intellectual Property Office? Not yet…
  10. Divisional applications – a decision approaches
• 2006
  1. Game on! Can a “lottery” be patented?
  2. Football hooligans need not apply
  3. Retail services – UK trade marks update
  4. Blackberry Wars
  5. Throwing some light onto UK designs law