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Our Services: The Company Names Tribunal
Julia House | 2nd August 2017
Here at Albright IP, we are always striving to find ways to help our clients be in control of valuable and effective intellectual property rights. In doing this we offer more than services relating to the drafting, filing, and prosecuting of patent, de …
Morrisons and Morrisinghs: a pragmatic approach to Trade Mark infringement
Julia House | 28th July 2017
In 2012, a shopkeeper, Jel Singh Nagra, decided to name his small convenience store ‘Singhbury’s’, setting the name against a bright orange colour scheme. The ‘Singhbury’s’ sign and associated colour scheme appeared eerily familiar, and perhaps, unsurp …
Defining a line, between informative use and misleading use of a Trade Mark:
Katie Oliver | 19th July 2017
There is a line to be drawn between informative use of a Trade Mark and misleading use of a Trade Mark. The latter being preventable under the law of Trade Mark infringement. Informative use of a Mark can be a defence to Trade Mark infringement. Sectio …
The USA and Korea: why missiles aren’t the only cause of international conflict
Adrian Hocking | 14th July 2017
For those wanting to have widespread protection for their designs, filing for an International design application (also known as a Hague Agreement design) can seem like a tempting option. It allows for an owner of a design to file a single application …
Replacing ‘integrity’ with ‘Trump’: the right to bear arms?
Katie Oliver | 5th July 2017
President Donald Trump remains a frequent point of reflective discourse for many, please see our previous article. The Trump Organization fell foul of heraldic restrictions in the UK, when using a coat of arms (an ‘armorial bearing’) that was granted …
Duck Tales
Will Doherty | 29th June 2017
If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it is probably a duck, or so goes the old adage. “A quackers idea for a patent” Let’s assume, for a moment, that I have invented a robotic duck to keep me company, and have applie …
To be or not to be? That is the question: German Constitutional Court further delays Unitary Patent Court
Robert Games | 23rd June 2017
The attempt to found a single Europe-wide patent system has raged on for 40 years. In 2012, the initial plans were conceived for the Unitary Patent Court (UPC). As of 2017, it is apparent that the UPC has been beset by difficulty, and will begin operat …
Unjustified Threats: What you need to know
Julia House | 16th June 2017
In the UK, a person who is threatened with an action for infringement of intellectual property rights (either Patent, Design right or Trademark) can sue the ‘threat maker’ where the threat is unjustified, or groundless. A threat would be considered unj …
The TRUMP Conspiracy: Covfefe.
Katie Oliver | 15th June 2017
Would you like some covfefe? On Wednesday, 31st May 2017, at 12.06am, the most powerful man in the world, Donald Trump, posted a message on the online news and social networking site known as Twitter®. The message or ‘tweet’ simply read “Despite the co …
The People’s Republic of China: The pitfalls of First to File; Don’t Be A Victim…
Katie Oliver | 13th June 2017
First and foremost, if you manufacture or do business in the Peoples Republic of China (or are considering doing so), you should quickly and seriously consider Trade Mark Registration. China operates a “first to file” system of Trade Mark Registration, …
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