Updated UKIPO practice: Address for Service
A new practice rule at the UKIPO requires a UK-based address for service to be put in place for UK designations of International Trade Mark & Design Registrations.
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The interest in Intellectual Property led entertainment does show how great rewards can coalesce around a single coherent vision, if the right steps are taken to protect what you have created.
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The Two Main Reasons Why Prior Patent Documents are Important
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...
Why is Intellectual Property training invaluable to both businesses and their people…
Adrian Hocking, Patents Director at Albright IP, talks about Albright IP’s ‘IP Untangled’ workshop and why Intellectual Property training can be invaluable to both businesses and their people…
When To Start Product Manufacturing Part 2
(Research by Alysia Draper) Do you have an innovative new product that has been undergoing product manufacturing and development, and that you are now excited to share with the world? Perhaps you have already produced a prototype and are eager...
When To Start Product Manufacturing Part 1
(Research by Alysia Draper) Do you have an innovative new product that has been undergoing product manufacturing and development, and that you are now excited to share with the world? Perhaps you have already produced a prototype and are eager...