News - Jun 2010

Construction starts of new University Centre Hastings facility

The creation of a second set of premises for the University of Brighton’s University Centre Hastings (UCH) has taken a major step forward: site demolition has been completed and construction has begun. This marks a significant milestone for higher education in the area, with the new facility scheduled to be ready for the start of the September 2011 academic year.

15 Jun 2010

International patent applications to be fast-tracked

A new fast-track procedure for approving international patent applications that will cut waiting times by more than a year has been launched by the Intellectual Property Office (IPO). The Prime Minister announced the new scheme during a speech, which set out his vision for transforming the UK economy.

The IPO has introduced the scheme to help tackle the worldwide backlog of patent applications, which costs the global economy an estimated £7.6 billion a year. The UK is among the first to introduce such a fast-track scheme.

The new fast-track procedure will make it quicker ...

9 Jun 2010