The Digital Access Service is a database for priority documents established and administered by the World Intellectual Property Office. It enables applicants to claim the priority of their first (often domestic) filing at intellectual property offices in various (foreign) jurisdictions, simply by referring to a so-called “DAS access code”.
Fiona Law, Saiful Khan and Peter Finnie have each been recommended in the 2020 edition of IAM Strategy 300: The World’s Leading IP Strategists, a respected annual listing of individuals who lead the way in the development and implementation of world-class IP value creation programmes.
Nugee J, in Les Grands Chais De France SAS v Consorzio Di Tutela Della Denominazione Di Origine Controllata Prosecco [2020] EWHC 1633 (Ch), dismissed an appeal against the decision of IPO Hearing Officer Judi Pike.
With the withdrawal agreement ratified in late 2019, the UK formally left the European Union on 31 January 2020, entering an additional 11 month transition period.
With the withdrawal agreement ratified in late 2019, the UK formally left the European Union on 31 January 2020, entering an additional 11 month transition period.
In 2019, the IP community was captivated by a High Court judgment which told the unique story of how a Florida inventor, Mr Berardi, developed a new, expandable garden hose in his back garden, which he later patented.