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As the British summer swings once again between sunburn and showers, it's a great time to take stock of what the first half of the year has delivered by way of IP decisions.
WTR is a unique and timely intelligence service informing commercial trademark decision making by assessing the business impact of trademark law developments.

We are delighted to announce that Mishcon de Reya has once again been recognised as UK Trademark Litigation Firm of the Year in the Global IP Awards 2023.
WTR is a unique and timely intelligence service informing commercial trademark decision making by assessing the business impact of trademark law developments.

The new online search service offers enhanced features to help business owners find data on UK patents more easily.

Lewis Silkin - The Impact of Brexit upon Intellectual Property Rights and Disputes
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Intellectual Property Office alerted to new UK patents and trade marks renewal scam.

New rules relating to address for service when filing a UK trade mark or design are now in force requiring applicants and those involved in disputes before the UKIPO to provide a UK address for service.
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IPO internal and external services for trade marks, designs and patents disrupted.

This week in Other Barks & Bites: the EU’s highest court holds that UK trademark rights cannot support opposition proceedings within the EU since the conclusion of the transitional period following Brexit; and more.

Visitors to the Intellectual Property Office’s home page and main navigation pages on GOV.UK will now see that these are bilingual, as the IPO completes the first phase of its programme of work to provide digital information and services in Welsh.

A new memorandum of understanding between the USPTO and the United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office provides a framework for collaboration between the two offices on policies relating to standard essential patents (SEPs).

Legal action filed at the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court against 'Patent and Trade Mark Office' and 'Patent and Trade Mark Organisation'.

The Intellectual Property Office (IPO) has announced an increase in fees across all IP rights. Subject to parliamentary approval, the changes will take effect from 1st April 2026. Fees will be increasing by an average of 25%. For example, a patent search will increase from £150 to £200, and a trade mark application will increase from £170 to £205.

Hayleigh.bosher@brunel.ac.uk at Brunel University London....

Intellectual Property Office launches its new online patent renewal service.

Customers should not pay these, and should always report them to the IPO.

New entrants and market shifts: WIPR unveils UK Trademark Rankings 2026

The UK IPO and the USPTO have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to co-operate in their work on Standard Essential Patents (SEPs).
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Information on trade marks, designs, patents, copyright, and exhaustion of IP rights during the transition period.
UKIPO will increase official fees for trade marks, patents and designs by 25% from 1 April 2026. Learn what’s changing and how to plan ahead...

The plaintiff fears that the BioBond product will cause confusion and reputation damage for it in the U.S., where it sells a product under the BioCote trademark.

Key information for customers and users of IP about how the IP system and the Intellectual Property Office will operate after the end of the transition period.

Beauty brand boom spurs marked rise in UK trademark disputes
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Understand the state of global IP activity through the Highlights of the 2025 edition of the World Intellectual Property Indicators.
Recent reports suggest that American guitar maker Fender has stepped up its legal action to assert intellectual property (IP) rights in its iconic Stratocaster guitar, including sending...

UK expands IP-backed lending with £500m boost

No mention of IP as Narayan becomes UK’s first Cabinet-level AI Minister

Government no longer has ‘preferred option’ on copyright, technology secretary says, after backlash from artists
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