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Members of EIP’s trademarks practice EIP Brands are attending the 141st INTA Annual Meeting which is taking place in Boston, Massachusetts, from 18-22 May.

Paula Flutter and Eric Williams hosted a roundtable discussion on IP strategy at the 5th annual Fullstack GC conference in San Francisco.Topics explored included how companies can benchmark their IP...

Partner Matt Jones had his response to a reader's question about costs of the patenting process published in the Financial Times.The Q&A was published in the Money section of the FT Weekend print...

With the date the UK was due to leave the European Union having passed, Partner Darren Smyth provides an update in The Law Society Gazette with regards to the continued protection of IP rights in the...

EIP today announces the appointment of Kathleen Fox Murphy as Partner to the patent litigation group.Kathleen joins from Browne Jacobson, where she held the role of Partner and Head of the London...

EIP took part in a series of events held across the US organised by CIPA and CITMA - “IP Beyond Brexit”.Matt Maitland was on a panel discussion focused on “Trademark and Design aspects of Brexit” at...

EIP announces today the appointment of Nora Fowler as an Associate in the firm’s trademark team in London. Nora joins from Novagraaf UK, where she managed worldwide trademark portfolios and provided...

EIP patent attorneys will be speaking at a TechGC private dinner with legal executives from prominent Silicon Valley companies. The panel of EIP speakers will be covering the question, ‘why be a...

Head of EIP’s Düsseldorf office, Christof Höhne, outlines the implications of Germany’s compulsory licensing in an article for the latest issue of the European Pharmaceutical Review.

EIP has won the coveted UK Patent Contentious Firm of the Year award from Managing Intellectual Property Magazine for the second year in a row.

In the February 2019 issue of Intellectual Property Magazine, Carissa Kendall-Windless discusses the decision of the EUIPO to revoke McDonald’s’ trademark BIG MAC for lack of use in the EU.

Partner Claire Lehr looks at a ruling by the General Court to annul a decision by the EUIPO to revoke the SPINNING mark, a common name for exercise equipment and exercise training services.

EIP’s trademark practice has once again received a high ranking in the 2019 edition of the WTR 1000.The firm was praised for its “responsiveness, attention to detail and flexibility”.

Companies often only realise the importance of protecting their intellectual property when it’s too late; however, properly considering IP rights early on can prevent headaches later down the line.

EIP will once again be part of the biggest mobile technology event in the world – MWC 2019.The event takes place at Fira Barcelona from 25-28 February and attracts more than 100,000 visitors and...