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On 1 April 2013 the eagerly anticipated Patent Box system came into force. This is an important tax break for companies that derive income from products or services protected by patents, and which those companies have been involved in developing. Currently, 80% of such in...

The UK left the European Union at the start of 2020, but for the rest of the year nothing changed for EU trade marks and designs. However, at the end of the 11-month transition period on 31 December the UK will be officially ejected from EU institutions such as the EU IPO, and as a result all EU reg...

Stephen Bankes is a UK Chartered Patent Attorney and European Patent Attorney, and has a degree in Chemistry from Oxford University. He entered the profession in 1972, and joined Baron & Warren in 1984. He has wide patent experience in chemical and mechanical subject matters and since joining us has...

Fiona Scott is a Chartered Patent Attorney and a European Patent Attorney, with an honours degree (first class) from the University of Bristol. Fiona spent two years working in analytical chemistry before moving onto the University of Sussex to pursue a doctorate. She joined the patents prof...

Edward Johnstone is a UK Chartered Patent Attorney and European Patent Attorney Edward is experienced in preparing patent specifications and prosecuting patent applications to grant before the UKIPO and EPO.  He also has experience of managing international patent portfolios, and providing advice...