IP

What rights does a patent provide? Patents grant their proprietors the right to prevent third parties from using an invention as defined by the claims in a certain territory where the patent has been granted. For products, the use means producing, importing, selling or using, by other means, the…

Over 70% of your company’s net worth is related to intellectual property, as the impact of Brexit remains uncertain you need to prepare for the implications of Brexit on your company’s IP rights, to ensure you are fully prepared when the UK becomes a third country.

It is commonly believed that if you choose to keep innovations a secret, then you cannot attempt to patent them.  If you attempt to patent them, you obviously cannot keep them secret, because they will be published about 18 months after the earliest claimed priority date.   In addition, many non-US…