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Patents County Court News
July 2011
The Patents County Court (Financial Limits) Order came into force on the 14th June 2011. The order limits the value of claims that can be heard in the Patents County Court to a maximum of £500,000.
Italian Trade Mark Office expected to introduce opposition process shortly
April 2011
The Italian Trade Mark Office is likely to initiate the procedure for filing opposition to trade mark applications shortly and it may be ready to receive oppositions in relation to applications filed after 1st May 2011. It is anticipated that there will be a three month opposition term although a formal statement has not yet issued. Read more…
We are very pleased to announce that Abida Chaudri joined our firm on the 10th January.
January 2011
Abida originally qualified and practised as a solicitor undertaking commercial litigation. Since 1996, she has specialised in the field of trade marks and designs. She has extensive and wide ranging experience in the intellectual property field including clearance of brands for use, dispute resolution, portfolio management (contentious and non-contentious) and domain name issues. On transferring from commercial litigation to intellectual property in 1996, she initially joined a trade mark attorney practice in 1996. This was followed in 1999 by a move to a law firm specialising in intellectual property and lengthy secondments at an FMCG drinks company and one of the major multinational pharmaceutical companies.