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UK Offices
For 135 years, Novagraaf has been supporting innovative organisations and iconic brands in the UK, including representing companies in the fields of Life Sciences and biotechnology, food technology, telecommunications and mechanics.
Across the Novagraaf Group, we work with national and international businesses to ensure the protection and enforcement of their intangible assets through patent, design, trademark, domain names and copyright law.
From our dedicated offices in the UK, our patent practice also provides specialist local patent support to companies, from drafting, filing and prosecuting patent applications to advising on infringement and validity. Our Novagraaf UK patent team has a wealth of legal and technical expertise and experience, together with a friendly, collaborative, flexible and dedicated approach.
Please get in touch to find out how Novagraaf can assist you with your UK and European patent matters.
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Novagraaf London
3rd Floor
77 Gracechurch Street
LONDON EC3V 0AS
Novagraaf Norwich
Centrum
Norwich Research Park
Colney Lane
Colney
NORWICH NR4 7UG
Novagraaf Manchester
Suite 8b
Lowry House
17 Marble Street
MANCHESTER M2 3AW
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News & opinion
Invention disclosure: What happens if you disclose an invention before filing a patent?
Disclosing an invention before filing a patent, whether by accident or design, may lead to any subsequent patent application being rejected. Adrien Metivet sets out the dangers and consequences of uncontrolled invention disclosure.
News & opinion
Supplementary protection certificates and basic patents
For supplementary protection certificates (SPCs) to be filed in the EU, they must be based on a basic patent. Lise Luciani discusses this condition in the context of a recent French ruling.
News & opinion
Patent oppositions: Did you know that it is possible to oppose a granted patent?
Just because a patent has been granted does not mean it cannot be disputed. Vincent Robert explains the procedure for patent oppositions in the EU, including when and how it can be used.
News & opinion
Mechanical patents and sufficiency of disclosure in the EU
The Boards of Appeal of the European Patent Office (EPO) recently ruled in a case concerning sufficient disclosure for a patent application related to wind turbines. Robert Balsters examines the decision and what it means for mechanical patents.
Unitary patent
The Unified Patent Court system is now live!
After much dispute, discussion and delay, the Unified Patent Court launch officially took place this morning at 9 am CET (1 June 2023). Organisations can now benefit from a new unitary patent (UP) right and access the new Europe-wide patent court system (UPC).