Overseas Clients Services

Page Hargrave have extensive experience in acting as a local representative for overseas clients. Our services include:
Patents
- Filing and prosecuting national British applications before the UK Intellectual Property Office;
- Filing and prosecuting European applications before the European Patent Office;
- Entering the UK national phase of international (PCT) applications;
- Entering the European regional phase of international (PCT) applications;
- Patent watching;
- Arranging / conducting patent searches;
- Preparing observations for filing at the UK or European Patent Offices;
- Conducting Opposition proceedings before the European Patent Office;
- Challenging the validity of patents before the UK or European Patent Offices;
- Advising on the infringement or validity of British or European patents;
- Advising on the assignment or licensing of technology.
Trade Marks
- Filing and prosecuting trade mark applications before the UK Intellectual Property Office;
- Filing and prosecuting European Community Trade Mark applications before OHIM;
- Filing and prosecuting international trade mark applications via the Madrid Protocol;
- Trade Mark watching;
- Arranging / conducting trade mark searches;
- Filing oppositions against British or Community trade mark applications;
- Advising on the infringement of trade marks in the UK and Europe;
- Advising on passing-off.
Designs
- Filing and prosecuting UK Registered Design applications before the UK Intellectual Property Office;
- Filing and prosecuting European Community Registered Design applications before OHIM;
- Advising on unregistered design right.
