London Technology Week 2014

Slingsby Partners is bringing its IP expertise to London Technology Week by offering a series of free patent advice clinics. Each one hour clinic provides an opportunity to receive pragmatic and commercially-minded advice from our team of patent attorneys on any aspect of intellectual property.

We have particular expertise working with start-ups and SMEs to:

●  secure protection for their intellectual property;

●  deal with third party patent risks;

●  maximise the value of their IP to help attract investment;

●  support those companies through due diligence;

●  advise on IP ownership and how to structure development agreements;

●  obtain tax relief through the Patent Box.

To register for a free one hour patent advice clinic, please visit https://patent-advice.eventbrite.co.uk.

News & insights

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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Slingsby Partners begins a third year working with Career Ready

For the last two years, Slingsby Partners has partnered with the charity Career Ready. We have so far provided insight and support to 8 young people through 1-to-1 mentoring. This year, Anna, Verity and Sam will continue this work with three new mentees.

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