Haseltine Lake - European Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys

Haseltine Lake - European Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys - Intellectual Property Advice

A major European IP Practice, providing Intellectual Property services to clients throughout the world.

Intellectual Property is important to our clients. They demand highly-focused top quality IP advice across a wide spectrum of industries and issues. So that's what we deliver - with energy, enthusiasm and commitment - because Intellectual Property is important to us too.

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	Zip Fastener
	First patented in 1883 but the Sundback zip of 1915 was the first commercially viable zip fastener.
	Bar Codes
	Patented in 1952, the use of barcodes is now prevalent throughout industry and in particular the retail sector, providing information for sales analysis, product distribution and for product/batch traceability.

Government initiative offers funding to UK businesses for IP Audits

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

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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Haseltine Lake celebrates 2nd Anniversary of The Hague office

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

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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