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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
If you are a designer of a new aircraft part, and have filed a UK patent application to protect the part domestically, you may wonder if you need to file foreign patent applications to protect the invention abroad. Patents are territorial. A UK patent to an aircraft part could be used to stop someone, amongst some other acts, making, selling, or using that part in the UK.
Prior patent documents nearly always arise in the patenting process. They are important to consider for two main reasons, and not everyone understands that each prior patent document encountered needs consideration from these two angles. “Prior...
Facebook has had some bad press in recent times. However, in this recent patent infringement case, Facebook v Voxer [2021], the High Court judgement sided with Facebook. The decision is interesting to look at in more detail and discuss, because...
The general rule of thumb for all of your intellectual property (IP), which includes patents, designs, trade marks, and copyright, is to secure your legal rights first before you disclose to anyone else. Certainly in terms of validity, this rule...
If you watched the Downing Street press briefing on Monday 23rd November 2020 then, amongst the utterances of “jolly” and “alas” from the UK Prime Minister, you may have noticed a comment from Prof Andrew Pollard. Prof Pollard - director of the...
The Supreme Court’s judgement in Shanks vs Unilever could lead to increased costs for businesses which benefit from profitable patents. But can these costs be avoided? In the UK, the right to be granted a patent for an invention...
For start-ups that are building their business around an innovative product, preventing more established companies from copying their idea by having a patent granted is essential. However, there are plenty of other essential aspects of a...
From time to time the phrase ‘Poor Man’s Patent’ gets thrown around, seeming to imply there is a free or low-cost way of obtaining protection for your invention or idea. Below, we discuss what a ‘poor man’s patent’ actually is, and why it...
