26 Jul 2010
Accelerated Patent Examination In UK Following International Phase....

14 Jun 2010
Israel Joins International Trade Marks System....

09 Jun 2010
UK Patent Office Provide Fast Patent Prosecution ....

09 Jun 2010
Franks & Co Now Regulated By IPReg....

27 May 2010
36% Increase In Official UKIPO Patent Fees....

19 May 2010
Exam Success....

10 May 2010
Franks & Co IP Clinic and European SME Week 2010....

08 May 2010
Joint Examination Board Exam Results....

07 May 2010
BRCA1 Gene US Patents Judged Too Broad....

23 Apr 2010
Sheffield Half Marathon ....

23 Apr 2010
World Intellectual Property Day, April 26th 2010....

31 Mar 2010
UK and US Plan To Reduce Patent Backlog....

12 Mar 2010
Albania accedes to the European Patent Convention....

10 Mar 2010
European Trade Mark and Design Attorneys Code of Conduct....

25 Feb 2010
Chinese Courts Uphold Kettle Patents of Strix ....

25 Feb 2010
Creating Brand Value From Business....

10 Feb 2010
UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) Fee Changes....

08 Jan 2010
BBC Dragons Den - Call For Entrepreneurs....

29 Dec 2009
Community Patent Developments....

23 Nov 2009
WIPO Extends Online Access To Patents....

23 Nov 2009
Liberia Joins International Trade Marks System....

30 Oct 2009
Member States Simplify International Design Registration System....

02 Oct 2009
CIPA Congress....

22 Sep 2009
100th Patent Office Opinion Requested....

19 Sep 2009
Trade Mark Official Fees Reduced ....

19 Sep 2009
Chartered Patent Attorneys visit China....

05 Aug 2009
Patent County Court To Have £50,000 Cost Limit....

03 Jul 2009
Reducing Delays In Patent Application Processing....

15 Jun 2009
Egypt Ratifies Madrid Protocol For The International Registration Of Trade Marks....

29 May 2009
Lithuania Accedes To The London Agreement....

14 May 2009
Glaxo Contributes 80 Patent Families To Patent Pool For Tropical Diseases....

12 May 2009
Green Inventions To Get Inside Track At UK Patent Office ....

09 May 2009
San Marino accedes to the European Patent Convention....

06 May 2009
Employee inventor awarded £1m compensation....

24 Apr 2009
Reduction in Community Trade Mark Fees....

30 Mar 2009
EPO Designation Fees Reduced April 01, 2009....

17 Mar 2009
European Patent Office fees increase April 01, 2009....

09 Feb 2009
Community Trade Mark Fees to be Reduced....

02 Feb 2009
Macedonia Enters The European Patent System....

31 Jan 2009
2008 Is Record Year For Number Of International Patent Filings....

30 Jan 2009
Patentability of Computer Programs in Europe....

16 Jan 2009
International Patent Application Now Includes 139 States....

16 Jan 2009
Merger with T M Gregory & Co....

08 Dec 2008
Sheffield Business Awards 2008 – Ecotek UK Limited....

26 Oct 2008
Trade Marks Rules 2008....

23 Sep 2008
Pro Bono Services....

12 Aug 2008
Sao Tome & Principe Join the International Patent System ....

12 Aug 2008
Montenegro Patent and Trade Mark Office Opens....

05 Jun 2008
Patent Office Opinions – AMAZON.COM....

01 May 2008
London Agreement Comes into Effect Today....

23 Apr 2008
EPO Grants Fewer Patents in 2007 Despite Rise in Applications....

22 Apr 2008
Patent Litigation Costs....

13 Apr 2008
Unprecedented Number of International Patent Filings in 2007....

13 Apr 2008
Record Number of International Trademark Filings in 2007....

09 Apr 2008
BBC Dragons Den....

02 Apr 2008
New European Trade Mark & Design Attorney....

31 Mar 2008
CIPA Examination Success....

25 Mar 2008
Situations Vacant - Qualified/ finals standard Patent Attorney....

04 Mar 2008
UK IPO Confirms Changes in Computer Program Claims....

28 Feb 2008
PCT International Patent Applications Reach Record High in 2007....

20 Feb 2008
Norway & Croatia join the European Patent Convention....

02 Jan 2008
International Design Registrations – European Community now included ....

28 Nov 2007
Consultation on Fast Track Processing of UK Patent Applications....

28 Nov 2007
Fast tracking of UK Trade Mark applications at the UK Intellectual Property Office....

25 Sep 2007
London Agreement to enter into force in first half of 2008....

21 Sep 2007
Changes to Community Trade Mark Opposition Procedure....

30 Aug 2007
Success in ITMA Exams....

11 Jul 2007
Patent Highway between the UK and Japan opens ....

27 Jun 2007
Flood Information....

26 May 2007
Changes to UK Trade Marks Registry Practice....

24 May 2007
Update On The Period For Response For Relative And Absolute Grounds Matters In UK Trade Marks....

27 Apr 2007
NODUS – Intellectual Property Forum....

12 Apr 2007
Registration of Graphical Trade Marks – Case Comment by Philipa Jennings....

12 Apr 2007
H.M. Revenue & Customs Free Business Advice Open Day Market Rasen Race Course April 26, 2007....

22 Mar 2007
EPO Utilisation Pilot Project....

17 Mar 2007
Germany Holds Lead In International Trade Marks ....

01 Dec 2006
Should You Protect Your Mark By Applying For A UK Registered Trade Mark, Or By Applying For A Community Trade Mark?....

22 Nov 2006
WIPO Registers 900,000th Mark Under The International Trade Mark System....

15 Nov 2006
Patentability of Computer Programs and Business Methods....

14 Nov 2006
New Appointments - Trade Marks Department....

09 Nov 2006
F1 in Schools....

23 Oct 2006
AIPLA 2006 WASHINGTON – American Intellectual Property Law Association 2006 Annual Meeting....

21 Sep 2006
Positions Vacant - European Patent Attorney....

21 Sep 2006
Positions Vacant - European Trade Mark Attorney....

10 Sep 2006
European Parliament Vote To Link Community Designs With Hague System....

30 Jun 2006
Vacancies At Sheffield Office....

01 Jun 2006
Legal 500 Status Attained....

29 May 2006
FRANKS & CO Celebrates10th Anniversary....

26 May 2006
International Trade Mark Association 128th Annual Meeting Toronto 2006....

17 May 2006
German Companies File Most International Trade Mark Applications....

09 May 2006
Patent Office launches new Mediation Service ....

08 May 2006
Reviews of Patent Office Validity Opinions....

03 Apr 2006
Directive 2004/48/EC On The Enforcement Of Intellectual Property Rights....

06 Mar 2006
Careers In Intellectual Property....

01 Mar 2006
Section 246 CDPA. Inter ? Parties Proceedings at the UK Designs Registry....

01 Feb 2006
Abolition of maintenance fees for Italian patents, utility models and designs....

27 Jan 2006
Franks & Co request UK Patent Office Opinions....

18 Jan 2006
Current vacancy January 2006....

06 Oct 2005
Robert Franks represented Franks & Co at the 2005 Enterprise Awards ....

01 Oct 2005
Dean Thomas gave a talk to students and staff at Sheffield University....

27 Sep 2005
Robert Franks sat on the judging panel of the 2005 Enterprise Awards ....

22 Sep 2005
Martin Neilson attended the Faraday Partnerships Innovate 2005 Exhibition....

06 Sep 2005
Dean Thomas presented a seminar on Intellectual Property Rights ....

24 Aug 2005
Dean Thomas sat on the judging panel for the Bio2 work event ....

22 Aug 2005
Dean Thomas served as a tutor at the Bio2 work workshop events ....

06 Jul 2005
Dean Thomas attended the Syben meeting on July 06, 2005.....

20 Jun 2005
Martin Neilson sat as advisor at the CIPA Patents Clinic at Leeds Library....

25 May 2005
Matthew Mitchell attended a SENTA event ....

09 May 2005
Robert Franks attended the East Midlands Professional Speakers Association meeting....

02 Feb 2005
Dean Thomas gave a seminar at the Nottingham Bio City....

17 Jan 2005
Inventors and Franks & Co clients, Philip and John Petty were successful in obtaining £50,000 worth of investment....

01 Jan 2005
Iain Croft served on the Designs and Copyright committee of the Chartered Institute of Patent agents ....

01 Jan 2005
Robert Franks served on the computer technology committee of the Chartered Institute of Patent Agents....

17 Nov 2004
Iain Croft sat as pro bono adviser at the CIPA Patent Clinic at Leeds....

07 Oct 2004
Matthew Mitchell gave a lecture to students and staff at the University of Sheffield....

01 Sep 2004
Dean Thomas attended the Syben meeting in September 2004.....

15 Jul 2004
Robert Franks represented the Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys ....

06 Jul 2004
Cancellation of Registered Designs....

01 Jul 2004
Matthew Mitchell sat as advisor giving pro bono advice at the CIPA patent clinic in Leeds....

26 May 2004
Dean Thomas gave a seminar to senior academics and researchers at the University of Manchester....

12 May 2004
Robert Franks attended the Knowledge Transfer Partnerships Event ....

04 Mar 2004
Martin Neilson gave a presentation and seminar on intellectual property at the National Metals Technology Centre....

02 Mar 2004
Iain Croft represented Franks & Co at the 126th annual meeting of the International Trade Mark Association ....

01 Mar 2004
Matthew Mitchell attended a SENTA event for start up businesses in March 2004....

01 Feb 2004
Matthew Mitchell sat as advisor giving pro bono advice at the CIPA patent clinic in Leeds....

01 Jan 2004
Robert Franks served as a tutor on the CIPA Patent Administrators Course for the year 2004.....

01 Jan 2004
Iain Croft served on the Designs and Copyright committee of the Chartered Institute of Patent Agents....

01 Jan 2004
Robert Franks served on the computer technology committee of the Chartered Institute of Patent Agents....

07 Nov 2003
Robert Franks and Iain Croft advised at the joint HM Customs and Excise Business Advice Day....

07 Oct 2003
Matthew Mitchell gave a lecture to students and staff at the University of Sheffield ....

07 Mar 2003
Matthew Mitchell gave a lecture to students and staff at the University of Sheffield ....

23 Jan 2003
Dean Thomas attended the Technology for tomorrows South Yorkshire.....

01 Jan 2003
Robert Franks served on the Computer Technology Committee of....

01 Jan 2003
Robert Franks served as a tutor on the CIPA Patent Administrators Course....

01 Jan 2003
Robert Franks served on the Computer Technology Committee of the Chartered Institute of Patent Agents....