Slingsby Partners Named as One of Europe’s Leading Patent Law Firms

We are delighted to be named one of Europe’s Leading Patent Law Firms 2023 by the Financial Times. The list of Europe’s leading firms for services around patent prosecution and patent strategy consultation has just been published. Slingsby Partners is included both in the overall list and as a firm especially recommended in the Electrical Engineering and Physics sector.  

The list is based on recommendations made by clients and peers. More than 10,000 patent attorneys and clients were directly invited to participate in the survey. 

Europe’s Leading Patent Law Firms 2023 list

 

News & insights

New Referral to the Enlarged Board of Appeal (EBA) expected concerning the approach to claim interpretation

The long running saga of if, how and when the description can or should be used to interpret the claims of an EP patent may well be coming to a close.

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Slingsby Partners attends a networking event at the University of Bath Law Society

Slingsby Partners has been a sponsor of the University of Bath Law Society for the last three years. As part of this sponsorship arrangement, we attended a networking event hosted by the Society on 19 March 2024. Ollie, Verity and Charlotte attended, along with representatives from other law firms and law schools – Allen & Overy, Stone King and The College of Legal Practice.

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EPO to increase official fees from 1 April 2024

The European Patent Office (EPO) has announced in the January issue of the EPO Journal that the official fee schedule for European patents will be revised from 1 April 2024, resulting in an increase of roughly 4% on most fees. Full details of the fees can be found here: Official Journal, 2024 (epo.org)

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