Patient solicitor

Nicola Solomon - a partner in the IP and media department at London-based Finers Stephens Innocent - was shocked to find a recent application to the patent list of the county court resulting in an official form containing a misnomer.

The case had been placed in the 'patient list', with all the official references containing the same misspelling.

'Do they think it is medical negligence or will I simply have to wait for a long time?' asks Ms Solomon.

Whatever they think, Ms Solomon, they'll take their time letting you know.