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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
From 1 October 2016, changes to the Patents Rules will come into effect. One of the major changes coming into force means that patent applicants will get advance warning prior to grant of their patent applications. This gives applicants a clear...
Specsavers have applied to register the trademark “Should’ve” at the UK IPO. It is a contraction of their familiar slogan: “Should’ve gone to Specsavers”. The case has highlighted a recent tendency towards trademarking common words. Although...
The political consequences of Brexit have been discussed at length since the vote, but just how will this decision effect UK science and innovation? One concern of those in the UK scientific and inventing community is a potential reduction in...
“Innovation” is a buzz word that everyone loves to use, but for some businesses innovation really is the life blood of the company. Innovation or Research and Development (R&D) leads to improved or new marketable products and/or services...
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...
Recent focus has been upon the impact that the Brexit decision may have upon EUTM rights. There has been an air of negativity that needs to be balanced. We have chosen to look at the positive attributes of the UKTM registration system, and to...
A straight answer, taking into account the potential impact of the Brexit decision, is ‘probably yes’ - you will need EUTM and UKTM protection. As you will have gathered, there will be no changes to the UK’s full membership of the EU for at...
How is your business going to stay on top in a competitive world? Is "Edge Strategy" the answer? Most reckon that finding a “gap in the market”, a genuine under-served niche, is the Holy Grail of business planning. However, any fan of Indiana...
