Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys
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Keltie is a partnership of patent and trade mark attorneys based in the City of London.
We act globally for great clients in all fields of commerce and technology, across the full spectrum of intellectual property law.
It's not just a matter of what we do, it's how we do it - click Our approach to get a feel for Keltie's unique way of fresh thinking. And it's not just a matter of style - it's all about substance. Others think so too: The Legal 500 ranks Keltie among Britain's finest patent and trade mark firms, saying "True experts in their field, Keltie provides extremely commercial advice". Managing Intellectual Property agrees: "Very commercial and astute". And Chambers ranks us in Band 1 among patent and trade mark attorneys, calling us "a young and dynamic group which thinks out of the box..."
Keltie has been awarded the Queen’s Award for Enterprise.
The Queen's Award is one of the highest honours that can be bestowed on a UK business. Keltie's award in the International Trade category cites 128% growth of our overseas business over a three-year period.
Keltie has also been ranked fifth in the Managing Partners Forum 100 Best Professional Firms to Work For 2008, the results of which were recently published in The Lawyer.
USPTO agrees Patent Prosecution Highway with EPO
Under the Patent Prosecution Highway, an applicant receiving a ruling from either the European Patent Office or the US Patent and Trademark Office that at least one claim in a patent application is patentable may request that the other office fast-tracks the examination of corresponding claims in a corresponding application. More....
Watch Out – EPO’s excess claims fees
The introduction of the EPO’s new excess claims fees rate on 1 April 2008 may have important and unexpected consequences for Applicants seeking to obtain a refund in the excess claims fees already paid. More....