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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
Another Olympic cycle is over and done with and it seems like the party started in style in Rio. Things were exciting as ever and, most of all, we had shocks, we had surprises and lightning struck for a third consecutive time. As ever, the only...
Albright IP is committed to supporting local innovation in whatever form it may appear. We therefore came out of our ivory (Eagle) tower to help out at the Young Entrepreneurs Day at Cheltenham College. Will Doherty presents his report on a...
Whilst trawling the internet recently in an attempt to spoil the latest series of the family-friendly mega-hit Game of Thrones, I stumbled upon a worrying development from the real world. It is being widely-reported that all-pervasive custodian...
World Intellectual Property Day – the anniversary of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) convention in 1970 – falls every year on April 26. Move over St Lucidius of Verona, we now have a non-denominational excuse for a party this...
What connects these items? GB1331655 – Flying saucer GB1426698 – Cat flap/peace keeping bomb GB1333548 – Exploding nail GB2272154 – Ladder for spiders The correct answer is that all of these patents appeared in a sequence of clues on popular...
Given that so much has been said over the past couple of years in relation to the negative aspects of The Trunki Decision – the well-documented ruling in respect of the scope of protection offered by a Community Registered Design – it is...
As we have previously discussed, the examination of a patent seems to progress at a glacial place, and unsurprisingly, reform to the patenting process is equally gradual. It is therefore surprising to see that the advance towards the Unitary...
I reflect this morning that nature is indeed a cruel mistress; driving to work, I could not help but notice the soft ding coming from the bonnet of my car subsequent to a pair of small birds flying out of the hedge in the direction of the A40....
