This fall, there will be a 93% increase in PCT deadlines due to the America Invents Act (AIA). Before the final changes of the AIA came into effect on March 16, 2013, there was an influx of patent applications, as the new law included a number of provisions that made it more difficult to obtain protection in the US. Those applications are now up for PCT national stage entry. inovia and RWS recently released an extensive guide detailing how law firms and corporations should handle this upcoming flood of deadlines. Read the full report <a href="http://www2.inovia.com/americainventsact">here</a>.
The combined firm has strong IP credentials across the US, Middle East, UK and Europe, despite Taylor Wessing’s German and French practices not joining
A UKIPO campaign aimed at combating fakes in the pre-loved fashion market and registration of the first Portuguese craft and industrial geographical indication were also among the top talking points
