Category: Other Law
The Invention of Rules
| 19th March 2020
BBC Intellectual Property can be a difficult topic to publicize, so credit is due to the BBC for continuing to keep the fundamentals of the patent system in the public (Dragon’s) eye year after year. Auntie Beeb’s mission statement is to …
Can we share our fans’ pictures on social media?
| 13th March 2018
Not the same truck, not the same trainee attorney, not the same copyright owner Social media is an important part of marketing a new product. If your business can successfully engage with its customers through Facebook, Instagram, Twitte …
“Call a Cab” …the iconic London taxi is not a valid registered Trade Mark?!
| 12th February 2018
The future of the hackney carriage, black cab or London taxi, hangs in the balance as a dispute surrounding whether the shape of the traditional London black cab is a valid registered Trade Mark. In November 2017, the Court of Appeal uphe …
Marc Reflects: What 2018 holds for innovation?
| 19th January 2018
Innovation can come in waves, with one big innovative earthquake spawning a number of aftershock inventions. There would of course be no ‘light bulb’ moment without the invention of the light bulb. What might 2018 bring in terms of innovation? …
The Unitary Patent System and How It Affects You
| 12th December 2017
*FOR THE WHOLE ARTICLE PLEASE CLICK THE DOWNLOAD BUTTON AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE* In Brief: Unitary Patent When the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court (Agreement) eventually comes into force, a unitary patent will run alongside national …
Which countries do the most UK Patenting?
| 15th November 2017
If there was a Patent Olympics focused just on UK patent filings, which countries would come out on top? This [very] contrived question is answered by some data released in August 2017 by the UK Intellectual Property Office about UK patent filings in 2 …
How to Lose your British Patent (three times)
| 8th November 2017
Losing patent protection is generally undesirable from the perspective of a patent owner, especially if you haven’t maximised the market potential of your product. So, when the UK Intellectual Property Office (UK IPO) grants you a patent, you wouldn’t …
Patents – Keep a Secret or File a Patent?
| 26th October 2017
Something that comes up time and time again when new inventors are thinking about how best to protect their idea is whether a patent is worthwhile. Often, there is some hesitation as to whether the trade secrets of Coca-Cola and KFC are v …
Extra [claims fees]! Extra [page fees]! New UK IPO fees – Read all about it!
| 16th October 2017
We may have come a long way since that line was first shouted (on a New York City street?), but this article really is all about the extras. In this case, it is extra claims fees and extra page fees that are particularly noteworthy, and s …
‘What is a Trade Mark’ – redefined: owning a Trade Mark just got better
| 4th October 2017
The practice reforms introduced by the EU Trade Mark Amendment Regulation on 1st October 2017 broaden the scope of the rights that a trademark owner can claim and assert. This refers to the implementation of the second round of reforms at the European …
