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- 05/10/2009 - 100th Patent Office Opinion Requested
- 06/06/2011 - 15th Anniversary of Franks & Co
- 16/08/2016 - 20 years of Franks & Co
- 31/01/2009 - 2008 Is Record Year For Number Of International Patent Filings
- 31/05/2021 - 25 years of Franks & Co
- 27/05/2010 - 36% Increase In Official UKIPO Patent Fees
- 29/06/2015 - 3D Trade Mark Upheld
- 13/05/2021 - 99 Problems
- 21/04/2011 - Accelerated Prosecution in Canada for Green Patents
- 11/05/2015 - Again, a Step Closer to the Unitary Patent System
- 12/10/2017 - Franks & Co are looking forward to the AIPLA Annual Meeting
- 12/03/2010 - Albania accedes to the European Patent Convention
- 21/09/2011 - America Invents Act
- 22/05/2015 - Apple v. Samsung, May 18, 2015
- 07/11/2012 - Apple v Samsung Registered Designs
- 08/01/2010 - BBC Dragons Den - Call For Entrepreneurs
- 20/10/2015 - Best Global Brands 2015
- 16/03/2022 - Ownerless IP and the Crown
- 07/05/2010 - BRCA1 Gene US Patents Judged Too Broad
- 18/09/2020 - Brexit and EU Trade Mark Oppositions - Update
- 15/11/2018 - Brexit Negotiations: What is in the Withdrawal Agreement
- 17/08/2016 - Brexit: the facts
- 27/06/2016 - Brexit - The implications for patents, trade marks and designs
- 07/02/2020 - Brexit, the Transition Period and Intellectual Property
- 28/03/2019 - Brexit Update - Intellectual Property
- 18/01/2013 - BUD-WARS
- 05/03/2018 - Cambodia first Asian country to recognise European patents, except for pharmaceuticals
- 28/04/2015 - Cambodia Joins the Madrid System
- 06/06/2011 - Change in Italian Trade Marks Practice
- 11/01/2019 - Changes to the UK Trade Marks Act and Rules
- 06/10/2023 - Changes to UK IPO Address For Service Requirements Commencing December 31, 2023
- 19/09/2009 - Chartered Patent Attorneys visit China
- 01/06/2022 - China joins the Hague System
- 31/01/2018 - Chinese court finds in Lego's favour in intellectual property decision
- 25/02/2010 - Chinese Courts Uphold Kettle Patents of Strix
- 02/10/2009 - CIPA Congress
- 11/05/2011 - Claims Limit in the Patents County Court
- 13/05/2021 - Clients & Climate
- 29/12/2009 - Community Patent Developments
- 09/02/2009 - Community Trade Mark Fees to be Reduced
- 25/02/2010 - Creating Brand Value From Business
- 10/09/2013 - Croatia Joins the European Club
- 01/06/2015 - Diplomatic Conference on Lisbon System
- 23/01/2023 - Early Requests for Unitary Patent
- 15/06/2009 - Egypt Ratifies Madrid Protocol For The International Registration Of Trade Marks
- 06/05/2009 - Employee inventor awarded 1m compensation
- 30/03/2009 - EPO Designation Fees Reduced April 01, 2009
- 01/07/2016 - EPO / IP Australia Patent Prosecution Highway Programme
- 03/07/2012 - EU Patent Law Postponed
- 09/05/2019 - European Patent Office building wins award
- 31/01/2018 - European Patent Office (EPO) issues Brexit statement
- 17/03/2009 - European Patent Office fees increase April 01, 2009
- 17/03/2023 - European Patent Office to end the “Ten Day Rule”
- 22/03/2011 - European Patent Office welcomes breakthrough on unitary EU patent
- 30/07/2012 - European Patent Procedures Explained
- 07/07/2014 - European Patent Validation Agreement Signed with Tunisia
- 10/03/2010 - European Trade Mark and Design Attorneys Code of Conduct
- 24/03/2016 - European Trade Mark System Changes
- 04/02/2016 - European Trade Mark System Update
- 03/10/2017 - European Union Certification Marks
- 10/05/2011 - Exam Success
- 19/05/2010 - Exam Success - Kosser Amin
- 20/09/2019 - Exhaustion of IP rights if there is a no deal Brexit
- 19/03/2020 - Extension of official deadlines at the EPO
- 16/03/2020 - Extension of patent office deadlines due to Coronavirus Covid 19
- 24/07/2015 - Faster Patent Protection
- 10/09/2021 - Final Deadline for Filing UK Equivalent Rights
- 08/06/2015 - Ford Patents Available for Licence
- 05/06/2017 - Franks & Co add power to the UK's Northern Powerhouse
- 12/05/2017 - Franks & Co are looking forward to INTA 2017
- 14/06/2018 - Franks & Co attend Fully Charged Live, Silverstone
- 28/09/2018 - Franks & Co attend IP Inclusive Networking Drinks
- 18/07/2012 - Franks & Co Attorney Achieves EPA
- 06/03/2017 - Franks & Co Becomes Made in Sheffield Supporter
- 10/05/2010 - Franks & Co IP Clinic and European SME Week 2010
- 30/10/2012 - Franks & Co Named UK Intellectual Property Firm of the Year 2012
- 09/06/2010 - Franks & Co Now Regulated By IPReg
- 06/08/2018 - Franks & Co shortlisted for Yorkshire Legal Awards
- 27/01/2020 - Franks & Co sign up to the IP Inclusive Charter
- 27/05/2011 - Franks & Co Support CoppaFeel!
- 17/07/2012 - Franks Co Support Rockers Verax on Mount Kilimanjaro
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- 26/07/2013 - Free Blue Pills
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- 14/05/2009 - Glaxo Contributes 80 Patent Families To Patent Pool For Tropical Diseases
- 18/09/2015 - Global Innovation Index 2015: Switzerland, UK, Sweden, Netherlands, USA are Leaders
- 20/01/2014 - Global Innovation Index 2015: Switzerland, UK, Sweden, Netherlands, USA are Leaders
- 20/03/2012 - Global Manufacturing Festival Sheffield March 21-22, 2012
- 19/05/2014 - Global Pilot
- 01/05/2015 - Google Portal for Patent Holders
- 26/04/2017 - Green Channel for Faster Grant
- 12/05/2009 - Green Inventions To Get Inside Track At UK Patent Office
- 25/02/2011 - High Court ruling in Atrium case resolves questions surrounding patent attorneys litigation rights
- 21/11/2018 - Historical Patents: Sliced Bread
- 26/10/2011 - How Much is a Patent Worth
- 15/03/2013 - Human Gene Patent Validity Tested in Australian Court
- 27/06/2014 - Improving Lives Nine at a Time
- 02/01/2018 - Indonesia Announced as 100th Member of the Madrid System
- 27/03/2020 - Information from the Intellectual Property Office of Ireland (March)
- 25/11/2016 - Institute Of Trade Mark Attorneys Receives Chartered Status
- 03/08/2015 - Intellectual Property and Indigenous People: A Major Challenge
- 03/01/2020 - Intellectual property office of Ireland
- 16/02/2022 - Intellectual property protection for non-fungible tokens (NFT)
- 05/10/2017 - Intellectual Property (Unjustified Threats) Act 2017
- 16/03/2012 - International Design Registrations under the Hague System
- 16/01/2009 - International Patent Application Now Includes 139 States
- 24/05/2011 - International Patent Applications Recover From Economic Crisis - News from WIPO
- 11/05/2011 - International Patent Applications to Include Qatar
- 23/05/2023 - International Trademark Association INTA Singapore 2023
- 12/09/2012 - IP Translator: What Goods and Services Does a Trade Mark Registration Actually Cover?
- 05/10/2017 - IPREG issues Litigation Certificates to qualifying Chartered Patent Attorneys
- 14/09/2010 - Israel Joins International Trade Marks System
- 09/06/2011 - Italy and Spain in Court Bid to Stop EU Patent
- 08/05/2010 - Joint Examination Board Exam Results
- 08/08/2012 - Kodak Sells Off Excess Patents
- 11/09/2009 - Liberia Joins International Trade Marks System
- 29/05/2009 - Lithuania Accedes To The London Agreement
- 06/11/2018 - Living Wage Week 2018
- 02/02/2009 - Macedonia Enters The European Patent System
- 10/09/2013 - Madrid Protocol Takes Effect in India
- 11/05/2011 - Mattel Loses $88m in Battle Over Bratz
- 30/10/2009 - Member States Simplify International Design Registration System
- 16/01/2009 - Merger with T M Gregory & Co
- 02/10/2012 - Merging UK Trade Mark Registrations
- 25/02/2013 - Mexico Now Included in International Trade Marks
- 01/09/2016 - Misleading invoices for patents, trade marks and designs
- 12/08/2008 - Montenegro Patent and Trade Mark Office Opens
- 06/05/2014 - My Great Grandma and Personalised Medicine
- 10/07/2013 - New Countries Joining the Hague System for International Design Registration
- 07/03/2019 - Numbering system for new EU derived comparable UK registered trade marks
- 14/04/2015 - New European Trade Mark and Design Attorney - Laura Green
- 17/12/2014 - New European Trade Mark and Design Attorney - Louise Mortimer
- 01/11/2019 - North West Expo, Manchester Wednesday November 20, 2019
- 21/04/2015 - Norway is now more interesting for patent applicants
- 10/01/2023 - Notice to clients: Changes to fees from January 01, 2023
- 26/11/2012 - OHIM Academy to Publish PhD Theses
- 09/03/2021 - Pakistan joins the Madrid international trade mark system
- 05/08/2009 - Patent County Court To Have 50,000 Cost Limit
- 22/06/2012 - Patent Examination in Australia (before April 15, 2013)
- 28/04/2011 - Patent Infringement Case Settlement Contributes to Pre-Tax Losses at Net Dimensions Limited
- 05/06/2008 - Patent Office Opinions - AMAZON.COM
- 30/01/2009 - Patentability of Computer Programs in Europe
- 06/07/2012 - Patenting the Higgs Boson Particle
- 23/09/2008 - Pro Bono Services
- 19/01/2012 - Putin, Medvedev and Wodka Trade Marks
- 30/03/2015 - Record Patent Filings in Europe in 2014
- 03/07/2009 - Reducing Delays In Patent Application Processing
- 24/04/2009 - Reduction in Community Trade Mark Fees
- 27/12/2019 - Registration of Copyright in Saudi Arabia
- 02/10/2012 - Republic of Ireland is Party to London Agreement
- 29/01/2013 - Republic of Ireland Joins London Agreement
- 17/05/2023 - Retention of EU Laws
- 10/07/2024 - Romania joins the Unitary Patent
- 17/05/2017 - Russian Federation (RU) joins the Hague system for international registered designs
- 22/06/2011 - Rwanda Joins the Patent Cooperation Treaty
- 28/10/2013 - Samsung, Apple and Barack Obama
- 28/04/2011 - Samsung in Patent Dispute with Apple
- 09/05/2009 - San Marino accedes to the European Patent Convention
- 12/08/2008 - Sao Tome & Principe Join the International Patent System
- 26/08/2015 - SAWS, The Secret Patent Classification System of USPTO
- 04/12/2008 - Sheffield Business Awards 2008 - Ecotek UK Limited
- 23/04/2010 - Sheffield Half Marathon
- 21/07/2017 - Sheffield - The Home of IP
- 26/01/2015 - Special IP Courts in China
- 15/02/2012 - Swiss Set Up New European Patent Court
- 01/11/2017 - Thailand announced as 99th member of the Madrid System
- 12/04/2017 - The End of Omnibus Claims
- 28/03/2019 - The European Union’s Digital Copyright Directive
- 24/07/2018 - The fate of EU trade marks in the UK
- 11/06/2014 - The Intellectual Property Act 2014
- 30/10/2012 - The Patent Box Regime Explained
- 12/12/2017 - The Russian Federation joins the Hague registered design system
- 01/06/2023 - The Unitary Patent and Unified Patent Court are now Live!
- 23/10/2012 - Thinking Outside the Patent Box - Patents and the Patent Box Tax Relief Initiative
- 17/10/2012 - Trade Mark and Design Disputes Can be Decided in the Small Claims Court
- 19/09/2009 - Trade Mark Official Fees Reduced
- 26/10/2008 - Trade Marks Rules 2008
- 27/02/2023 - Treatment of nonfungible tokens (NFT) at the UK Trade Marks Registry
- 31/03/2010 - UK and US Plan To Reduce Patent Backlog
- 06/09/2016 - Relaxation of UK formal drawing requirements
- 10/02/2010 - UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) Fee Changes
- 19/03/2018 - UK joins the Hague International system for registered designs
- 19/01/2012 - UK Life Science Boost
- 02/03/2020 - UK Patent attorneys will participate in the Unified Patent Court System
- 09/06/2010 - UK Patent Office Provide Fast Patent Prosecution
- 03/10/2012 - UK Patents Benefit from Improved Prior Art Consideration
- 04/05/2018 - The Unitary Patent Package moves forward as the UK ratifies the Unified Patent Court Agreement
- 24/06/2016 - UK Referendum
- 01/09/2016 - UK Registered Design Renewal Fees
- 27/03/2020 - UKIPO Continuity of Services
- 30/07/2020 - United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office ends interrupted period
- 27/03/2020 - UKIPO Extends Deadlines
- 25/06/2020 - UKIPO Interrupted Days Update
- 29/11/2016 - Unified Patent Court moves one step closer to realisation
- 22/02/2023 - Unified Patent Court will commence on June 01, 2023
- 30/04/2020 - Update - Deadline Extensions
- 08/10/2014 - US Government and Ebola
- 17/07/2013 - US Supreme Court Rules that Human DNA Cannot be Patented
- 16/02/2015 - United States of America and Japan Join International Design System
- 21/02/2014 - USPTO Grants Patent on Fraudulent Science
- 27/02/2015 - Validation of European Patents in Morocco
- 20/11/2017 - Validation of European Patents in Tunisia
- 24/10/2012 - When is a Doughnut not a Doughnut?
- 23/11/2009 - WIPO Extends Online Access To Patents
- 19/01/2012 - WIPO Notification No. 215
- 23/04/2010 - World Intellectual Property Day
- 26/04/2017 - World Intellectual Property Day 2017
- 19/04/2011 - World Intellectual Property Day - Open Appointments
- 20/04/2020 - World IP Day 2020
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