Good luck to the finalists of the Game Designer of the Year Award (Licensed/IP-Driven Product) Award!

The IP profession can often prove to be stressful. Long days, complex legal issues, client-based challenges, and working to strict deadlines can often take its toll on the mental health of attorneys and support staff in this environment. At Wynne-Jones IP, we recognise that which is why we’ve branded 2024 our ‘Reset Year’ where our Charity and Social Committee have turned their intention to creating a working environment that makes wellbeing easy, encouraging physical health, good nutrition and mental wellness.

National Dog Day is a time to celebrate the loyal companions who bring joy, love, and the occasional muddy paw print into our lives. From guiding the blind to detecting drugs, dogs have proven themselves invaluable to humanity in countless ways. But did you know that our four-legged friends have also found themselves at the centre of some fascinating intellectual property (IP) battles? Today, as we honour man's best friend, let's explore a few cases where dogs have trotted into the courtroom, wagging their tails and leaving paw prints on the law.

Recognising the detrimental effects of sedentary work, Wynne-Jones are striving to reshape office culture and safeguard the health—both physical and mental—of their most invaluable asset: their people.

Intellectual property professionals from across the continent came together in Faro, Portugal last week to share knowledge, know-how and best practice at the annual AIPEX CC meeting. 

 The European Patent Office (EPO) has again announced a set of fee increases on procedural fees, to be effective from 1 April 2024.

Throughout history, we have witnessed periods of significant technological advancements that have revolutionised society. We are now in the age of information, biotechnology, and the renewable energy revolution. We are witnessing, and will continue to witness, massive leaps forward in technology bringing with them significant social and cultural changes. This is all happening at a speed never seen before.

Throughout 2023, Wynne-Jones IP supported local charity, Cheltenham Open Door. Over the course of the year our active Charity & Social Team organised fundraising events and donation rallies to enable the small, independent charity to provide much needed support in the community.

We are delighted to announce a strategic partnership with CyNam to support and sponsor their mission to nurture cyber technology innovation in Gloucestershire.