Webinar

This STC webinar was delivered in partnership with Dolleymores, supported by Hexagon, to share details about a a major change to the European Patent system coming into effect on 1 June 2023. The Unitary Patent System and Unified Patent Court could lead to much cheaper cost of obtaining and maintaining patents covering a range of countries in the EU, and a streamlined cost-effective litigation system.

The Patent Box tax regime has been in existence for a while, in which profits made worldwide on sales or licensing of products or processes incorporating patented technology are taxed at a low rate, but is of significantly greater potential benefit now with increased corporation tax rates.

The webinar showed how this system can be used effectively and speedily, even for developments in your technology that you may not view as particularly revolutionary. Our speakers examined the pros and cons of these, and how they can help you to protect your inventions cost-effectively and maximise the benefit of your Intellectual Property (IP).

Finally, there was a brief refresher overview of the various ways of protecting your IP. You can watch the webinar below.

Meet our speakers:

John Kensett

John has been a qualified UK and European Patent Attorney for nearly 40 years and has been a partner in Dolleymores for 30 years. John has a background in Physics and specialises in patent filing, prosecution and advice in a broad range of physics and engineering–based fields, as well as having extensive experience of design protection.

Dr Peter Marchand

Peter qualified as a UK and European Patent Attorney in 2021. He has a background in chemistry, materials science and process engineering and spent time in academic research before deciding upon a career in IP. His research work focussed on the development of sustainable and scalable routes to a variety of functional materials for applications in range of technologies, including batteries and sensors.

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