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Government initiative offers funding to UK businesses for IP Audits - Dec 2011

Are you eligible for a contribution of up to £3,000 from the Technology Strategy Board towards an Intellectual Property audit?

The Technology Strategy Board is a government funded innovation agency established to accelerate economic growth by stimulating and supporting business-led innovation.

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EPO RULE CHANGES EFFECTIVE 1 JANUARY 2011 - PRIOR ART INFORMATION - Dec 2010

EPO rule changes which apply to European patent applications and International patent applications filed on or after 1 January 2011 introduce a new requirement
for applicants to supply the EPO with information concerning Patent Office searches carried out in relation to the application(s) from which priority is claimed.

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CHANGE IN UK TRADE MARK OPPOSITION DEADLINE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT - Oct 2010

The UK IP Office has just changed its practice relating to oppositions in the UK. The practice concerns the opposition deadline of all UK applications and International registrations designating the UK and has been implemented with immediate effect.

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Haseltine Lake News

Haseltine Lake celebrates 2nd Anniversary of The Hague office - Jan 2012

January 26 marked the second anniversary of Haseltine Lake’s office in The Hague. We celebrated with an event at the iconic Royal Institute of Engineers in the Netherlands, Kivi Niria. Around 50 clients and supporters attended the event with two special guest speakers, Patrick Vermeesch (formerly Project leader BEST at the EPO), and Hans Loojien (Head of Section, Principal Directorate Quality Management 2.

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Haseltine Lake announces European Patent Seminar in Tokyo & Osaka, March 2012 - Jan 2012

We are pleased to announce the latest series of European Patent Seminars in Tokyo and Osaka in March this year:

Seminar outline:

The European patent system has evolved significantly in recent years and new patterns of EPO prosecution practice are emerging.

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Haseltine Lake leads European IP Seminar in Guangzhou - Dec 2011

At the invitation of the Guangzhou City IP Bureau, a delegation from Haseltine Lake recently presented a seminar on European IP protection to around 180 invited guests from the Guangzhou business community including company representatives, local IP firms and government bodies such as the Guangzhou Customs Authority, Guangzhou Intermediate People's Court and the People's Procurate of Guangzhou City.

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