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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
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 viable...
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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 soon to be...
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 Union...
The Biscuit Dilemma: How many times have you gone down to your local shop, picked up a packet of your favourite biscuits, in my case a packet of McVitie's chocolate digestives, only to arrive home and to find that you’ve been ‘duped’ into purchasing a look alike, or...
The Golden Age of Piracy is a common expression used to describe one or more outbursts of maritime piracy throughout the Caribbean in the seventeenth century and the first part of the eighteenth century. The general consensus is this explosion of piracy was caused by...
For those wanting to have widespread protection for their designs, filing for an International design application (also known as a Hague Agreement design) can seem like a tempting option. It allows for an owner of a design to file a single application and get...
President Donald Trump remains a frequent point of reflective discourse for many, please see our previous article. The Trump Organization fell foul of heraldic restrictions in the UK, when using a coat of arms (an ‘armorial bearing’) that was granted to someone else....
A work doesn’t have to be marked with a © to be a copyright work. Copyright originates automatically in any original literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work. Accidentally infringing copyright is therefore easier than you might think! To avoid infringement, you...
As people around the globe grapple with the reality that Donald Trump is now the most powerful man in the world, the new US President has been busy taking steps to protect his intellectual property rights. Trump and "Make America great" USPTO records show that Mr...
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”, automatically and...