Slingsby Partners Recommended by The Legal 500

We are delighted to be listed as one of the UK’s leading patent firms in the 2022 edition of the Legal 500.

The editorial commends Slingsby Partners as a “very strong practice with fantastic technical knowledge, international coverage and commercial pragmatism.” Philip Slingsby, Paul Roberts, Rosalind Fenwick, David King, Nick Wright, Stephen Turner and Nikki Davy are all recommended individually. Nick is commended as “technically skilled and a hugely competent patent drafter”, while Nikki is praised as “super-sharp” and someone who “can understand even the most esoteric inventions our engineers can throw at her.”

Our inclusion in these guides is always a reflection of the work everyone does across the firm, and we are especially delighted that the hard work of our paralegals has been recognised in this latest edition of The Legal 500, with one client commenting: “Their case management and formalities department are a cut above the patent industry in general. They are always happy to adapt to whatever internal operating practices we insist on as a client.”

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Updates to UKIPO AI Guidelines - 30 January 2025

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Emma Norris joins CIPA Committee

We are pleased to announce one of our Senior IP Paralegals has been elected to join the CIPA Paralegal Committee. Emma Norris was elected in January 2025 and will serve a 3 year term. The Committee delivers training and education for patent paralegals and is vital in continuing to promote the Patent Paralegals profession on behalf of CIPA.

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Emotional Perception heads to the Supreme Court

Emotional Perception have been granted permission to appeal the recent Court of Appeal decision to the UK Supreme Court, in the latest development to the Emotional Perception vs Comptroller-General of Patents case. 

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