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Unjustified Threats: What you need to know
| 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 People’s Republic of China: The pitfalls of First to File; Don’t Be A Victim…
| 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, …
Should I register my copyright?
| 21st December 2016
Few things in life are free, but here’s a happy exception to the rule. Copyright exists automatically when you create a qualifying work. The Copyright Designs and Patents Act endows protection on your “literary, dramatic, musical or artistic works”, au …
Origami Helmet Wins Dyson Award – Can I Fold My Own?
| 8th December 2016
James Dyson – Britain’s answer to the billionaire-genius philanthropist – has been helming the James Dyson Foundation since 2002, and one of the keynote components of the foundation is the awarding of the “James Dyson Award”, an annual prize given to i …
Our Christmas 2016 message
| 1st December 2016
Dear Clients, Friends & Colleagues, As the holiday season is upon us, we find ourselves reflecting on the past year and those who have helped to shape our business. It’s been quite a year for us all! We hope that 2016 has been just as memorable for …
A new Centre for Innovation in Cheltenham
| 18th November 2016
As part of our continued growth we have recently purchased and moved into a new head office, County House in Cheltenham. The new premises have allowed us to co locate with our sister product design and production company, DUKU – creating a ‘Centre for …
Demystifying Trademark language
| 17th November 2016
Two months ago, we attempted to demystify the language surrounding patents by exploring some of the common words and phrases that arise during a patent application. In this article, we will be trying to do the same for another important type of intelle …
These Words May Seriously Impact Your Patent
| 28th October 2016
Read this list of words: comprising consisting including having The list has a few more to add (scroll to the end for some more), but for this brief article, let’s focus on these four for the time being, since it illustrates the point. We’re often aske …
Young Entrepreneurs 2016 – Pitching your ideas
| 27th October 2016
Have you ever fancied yourself pitching your ideas to the business moguls over at Dragon’s Den? Year 9 at Cheltenham College did not have to imagine recently, as we sent our very own Will Doherty to officiate, mentor and judge the students at the Young …
From Bread to Brand: The Rise and Rights of Paul Hollywood
| 10th October 2016
Naming a trade mark is relatively easy – think Google®, Kodak®, and Apple®, to name a few. However, trade marking a name can be a rather more difficult exercise. Paul Hollywood, baker extraordinaire who rose* to prominence on The Great British Bake Off …
