Category: Russell IP

As with last year, in lieu of sending festive cards or gifts this year, Russell IP is making a charitable donation. Well, we’re actually making 25 charitable donations! Unlike a traditional advent calendar where the recipient gets a gift each day from 1 to 25 December, we’ll be making a (small) donation to one of 25 different music charities each day. As well as some extra funding, we hope we can help raise awareness of the charities in the process. Music’s such a big part of Russell IP, we’re happy to do our little bit to help. Russell IP Charity […]

Russell IP is 2 today! How time flies. Many thanks to our incredible clients, who really are a pleasure to work with. Huge thanks also to everyone else who has helped and supported us along the way.

The Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys (CIPA) has published the second edition of Iain Russell’s study guide to FD2. FD2 is the ‘patent drafting’ examination that trainee patent attorney can take to become Chartered Patent Attorneys. The study guide includes chapters on spotting an invention, claiming an invention, drafting dependent claims, drafting other parts of a patent specification, and general tips on the exam. The study guide’s available to buy in paper form here, or in electronic form here. If you’re a patent-savvy business who needs help with patent drafting, get in touch with Russell IP here.

Russell IP’s Iain Russell has, following a suggestion from CIPA Informals, recently coordinated a series of free online ‘Ask Me Anything’ meetings to help trainee patent attorneys prepare for the upcoming Final Diploma exams to qualify as Chartered (UK) Patent Attorneys. The meetings were each around an hour long and were not intended to be revision sessions, but to provide an informal forum for the speaker to share a few tips and for attendees to ask any questions on the exams. The sessions were as follows: FD1 (Advanced IP Law and Practice). Speaker: Richard Davis. FD2 (Drafting of Specifications). Speaker: Iain Russell. […]

Russell IP’s Iain Russell has been featured in the IP Careers graduate career guide for Chartered Patent Attorneys. In the feature, Iain discusses why he chose a career in the industry, what a ‘typical’ day is like, what he most enjoys about the job, what he’d like to achieve in the future, what current challenges the industry faces and and advice for anyone wanting to join the profession. The full guide is available on the IP Careers website here. With kind permission from the IP Careers team, an extract of the guide with Iain’s feature is available here.

Patents Rock®, Russell IP’s, unique offering for patent-savvy music technology businesses, has been listed in The Music Tech Directory here. If you’re a patent-savvy music tech business looking for patent help, get in touch with Russell IP here!

Russell IP, which specialises in music tech patent work, has secured its own UK Registered Trade Mark for “Rockin’ Patent” and “Rockin’ Patents”. Russell IP has previously been awarded UK Registered Trade Marks for “Patents Rock” and “Sound IP”. If you’re a patent-savvy music tech business looking for patent help, get in touch with Russell IP here!

Russell IP has a new home at Fetcham Park House. It’s a lovely place to work, with an amazing mix of both historic and modern features and design. The meeting rooms are breathtaking. Although many businesses are, understandably, reducing their office space in the light of increased home and remote working, this feels like a real milestone and step forward for Russell IP and we’re delighted to be here.