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Do I have to identify the designer?
It is possible to waive the name of the designer when filing a European Community Design, but you should be sure that you have the rights to the design
Read this list of words: comprising consisting including having The list has a few more to add (scroll to the end for some more), but for this brief article, let’s focus on these four for the time being, since it illustrates the point. We’re...
We provide a lot of patent advice and guidance to many designers, inventors, engineers and entrepreneurs. There are a number of common questions or points which, due to a general lack of education regarding intellectual property (IP), are asked...
It is rare to hear any mention on the daily news about intellectual property (IP) in general, and more specifically, patents. It was interesting, therefore, to see Peter Laing, the CEO of small British startup company, Excivion, last week on the...
Have you heard of 'patent trolls'? In 2010, VirnetX, a company with 14 members of staff won a $200 million settlement from Microsoft. Three years later, it claimed a further $23 million from the same company. In February 2016, VirnetX struck...
You know the feeling … inspiration strikes, you have a brilliant idea that’s a game changer, you can see the market opportunity, you can see the potential to build a business, but how do you overcome the first major obstacle … funding? Initial...
Artificial intelligence (AI), Virtual Reality (VR), autonomous vehicles, and battery development are the near future (not investment advice, but there’s definitely money here!). All four fields are seeing a rapid and exciting increase in...
Going from strength to strength, it was great news to hear that Garry Stewart (seen here at the presentation ceremony) has now won the Inventor of the Year Award, run by Business Insider and RBS. Everything in life takes commitment and...
There are a number of professional patent searches available at various price points. No search is ever definitive but, obviously, the more you spend, the better the end results will be. However, an obvious first place to start before spending...
