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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
Having spent Easter in France driving around with commercial radio on, I was frequently roused from my passenger seat slumber by the squawking of a bird imploring me to consume beer.
From home brewing mishaps to patent pitfalls, discover how UK IP law applies to beer-making and how to avoid infringement when a hobby turns commercial.
The Gillette defence argues a product can’t infringe if it’s essentially the same as what was public before the patent. Recent UPC cases show it can guide claim interpretation and limit the doctrine of equivalents, even outside the UK.
It’s nearly Christmas, and soon after that it will be 2025. So I thought it would be interesting to look back at what has gone on in 2024 in the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court.
In a significant High Court decision in the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court, Albright IP has successfully defended its client, Liking Ltd, against copyright infringement claims brought by WaterRower (UK) Ltd.
Pokémon are back in the news, this time with an IP dispute.
Turning an idea into a real product and protecting the associated intellectual property (IP) is not cheap, so how can you make your desired outcome into reality? Let’s look at some options….
One company seeking clarity on this issue against our client Liking Limited is WaterRower Limited, maker of the water resistance rowing machine. A well known product that you may have seen in your local gym, on TV or in a publication.
It is not difficult to find examples of this so-called “google-spoofing” by claims management companies. A few quick searches for well-known car insurance brands followed by “accident report” revealed plenty.
A granted patent will always lapse or expire eventually, normally by 20 years from the date it was originally filed, and plenty of patents permanently lapse earlier than that for a variety of reasons. With that in mind, you might rightly wonder: is it safe to copy the invention that was in the patent? The answer is not as straightforward you might think.