If you would like to obtain international patent protection for your invention, then your patent application, or at least the patent claims, will normally need translating into other languages. This must be done carefully so as not to introduce errors which could make it difficult to obtain patent protection. We can ensure that your translation […]

Patent Awareness Training for Non-specialists A business can greatly benefit if its employees understand the importance of patents. This applies equally to engineers, managers and the sales and marketing team. Some companies have surprisingly little awareness of patents – even among those responsible for IP. However, decisions based on incorrect assumptions about patents can have […]

Once a patent application has been filed, and before it is granted by a patent office, it undergoes a strict examination procedure. In some cases, a patent may be granted with few amendments, but these are the exceptions. More usually, the patent examiner will raise formal or substantive objections, and patent attorneys are experienced in […]

The VENI patent attorneys have access to some of the most advanced commercial search tools available, and are experienced in carrying out detailed technology searches. Prior Art Searches Before a decision is made to file a patent application, it is often advisable to make a careful assessment of the chances of obtaining a valid patent. […]

In many cases concerning patents, it is critically important to keep the details of your technology confidential. However, there may be times when you wish to publish details of your technology, for example so that no competitor can obtain patent protection on the same or similar ideas. Similarly, it is sometimes advisable to publish a newly-filed […]

If you need market intelligence on particular technical fields, or information on the development activities of a particular competitor, for example, we can alert you when your competitor publishes a new patent application, and we can send you regular bulletins with all the latest patent publications in a field of interest to you. We can […]

Patent disputes are rarely black and white. A patent owner may have one idea of what his patent protects, while his competitors will typically have a more restricted interpretation. If you are accused of infringing a patent, or if you accuse a competitor of infringing your patent, you need to be sure of your position. […]

At VENI, we try to keep our environmental footprint as small as possible, so we have invested in systems which enable us to work in an environmentally-friendly way. For example, our online administration, accounts and document storage systems allow us to work in an (almost) paperless office, and we can use video-conferencing for client meetings […]