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World Intellectual Property Day 2021
Adrian Hocking | 26th April 2021
World Intellectual Property Day 2021 – This year we’re celebrating IP & SMEs Every April 26, we celebrate World IP Day to recognise the role that intellectual property rights play in encouraging innovation and creativity. This year Albright IP and …
Company Names v Trademark
Julia House | 23rd April 2021
Many business owners are unaware of the importance of registering their Trade Marks, even though this may become one of their most valuable assets. This can be because many wrongly assume that once they have registered their name at Companies Ho …
Can I Protect a Slogan as a Trade Mark?
Julia House | 22nd April 2021
Slogans can be one of your most powerful advertising tools. Adopting a slogan that is both catchy and memorable, can be a simple and effective way of allowing a business to draw in loyal followers, and establish a brand identity. Yet, slogans are often …
Financial Compensation for Intellectual Property Infringement
Frederick Noble | 10th April 2021
An intellectual property right is fundamentally a right to prevent competitors from using your brand, invention, design, copyright work, or whatever. But what if they do? A rightsholder who successfully sues for infringement will be able to obtain an …
Albright IP Celebrates World Trademark Review Double
Katie Oliver | 31st March 2021
The latest version of the industry handbook that lists top Intellectual Property professionals across the world includes not just one, but two directors from Cheltenham-based IP attorney, Albright IP. Katie Oliver and Julia House, Directors and Charter …
Keeping Up With the Patent Applications
Marc Maidment | 30th March 2021
Although probably not the makings of a hit TV programme (you never know…), you may wonder from time to time how your patent application(s) are getting along. After all, it can take years for a patent application to be examined in some countries and you …
Part 36 offers to settle
Frederick Noble | 29th March 2021
Intellectual property litigation is costly and time-consuming. Commercially pragmatic parties will understandably want to avoid this cost and will seek to negotiate an end to the dispute. But what if one side just isn’t being reasonable? It can be diff …
Seven registered design disasters, and how to avoid them
Frederick Noble | 29th March 2021
Registered Designs are probably the least well-known of the Intellectual Property rights, but they can be a powerful and cost-effective tool, if used properly. A Registered Design protects the appearance of a product, and can be used to prevent …
Opposing A European Patent On A Tight Schedule
Will Doherty | 18th February 2021
What do you do when you are up against a competitor’s European patent, and you have minimal time to oppose or revoke the patent in order to operate freely? You know the story – you’ve geared up for an all-important product launch, and take one l …
Where’s your IP at?
Julia House | 18th February 2021
Julia House, Director and UK & European Trade Mark Attorney at Albright IP talks about their IP portal and the challenges companies face when managing multiple brands… Put simply, if you don’t know what you’ve got, then you can’t make it work for y …
