We apply technical, commercial and legal know-how to identify ideas that can become valuable assets for our clients.
We work closely with our clients to understand their individual needs - from the immediate to the long-term.
We deliver advice that's proven, pragmatic and focused on delivering the right outcome for each client.
Slingsby Partners LLP was formed with one key vision: to enable clients to more easily realise their business objectives through the use of IP - and we have brought together a team of outstanding IP professionals to achieve that goal. From start-up to established market leader - and wherever your organisation sits on the technology spectrum - we can help you generate lasting value from your ideas.
Our attorneys have a long track record of working alongside remarkable businesses to help them identify, protect and manage their intellectual property. Whether running a brainstorming session to capture the innovations in a new project or supporting a client through a dispute with a competitor, our goal is to make intellectual property work for our clients. We are particularly proud that the great majority of our instructions come through recommendations from existing clients.
The European Patent Office (EPO) has announced in the April 2025 issue of the EPO Journal that from May 2025 a pilot will start for using artificial intelligence (AI) to draw up the minutes of oral proceedings. The pilot will apply to a limited number of oral proceedings held by videoconference before the examining and opposition divisions.
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The Technical Board of Appeal of the EPO has issued a decision, T 0279/21, regarding the inventive step requirement in relation to computer-implemented inventions, and the importance of distinguishing between technical and non-technical contributions.
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From 1 April 2025 it will be possible to validate European patent applications in Lao PDR. This will apply to European patent applications filed on or after 1 April 2025.
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