Category: Patents
Overcoming UK Patent Rejections
| 14th November 2018
Many designers spend months and even years working on a development, only to encounter numerous barriers and hurdles raised by the Patent Office when trying to patent it. In many scenarios, the issue with the patent application is that the claim …
Financial Compensation for Intellectual Property Infringement
| 5th November 2018
An intellectual property right is fundamentally a right to prevent competitors from using your brand, invention, design, copyright work, or whatever. But what if they do? A rightsholder who successfully sues for infringement will be able to obtain an …
Albright IP and Duku get to root of the issue for dental client
| 2nd October 2018
Albright IP and sister product design company Duku have helped Harley Street Dentist Phillip Davies and Hygienist Laraine Wright to solve an everyday issue, with the launch of a new patent pending product line called Techsurg. The product …
“Poor Man’s Patent” – Fact or Fiction?
| 24th September 2018
Poor Man’s Patent – Fact or Fiction? From time to time the phrase ‘Poor Man’s Patent’ gets thrown around, seeming to imply there is a free or low-cost way of obtaining protection for your invention or idea. Below, we discuss what a ‘poor …
Accelerating your patent, utility model or design application in China
| 15th August 2018
Until recently, it was typically difficult for a non-Chinese applicant to accelerate a patent application, due to the requirement of submitting a request form sealed by a provincial Chinese IP Bureau the applicant is resident in. However, as of …
Last-chance saloon: Patent Office refused your invention? What are you to do?
| 16th July 2018
Just imagine: you have spent years working on a brilliant idea which will make your fortune, only to find that four or five years down the line, the scrooges at the Patent Office refuse to acknowledge the patentability of your invention. What ar …
4 Ways to Fund your Business
| 27th June 2018
We are often asked if there are options to help fund the growth of a business. If you innovate, then the answer is yes! Let’s take a look at some of the options: 1. R&D tax credits Research and Development credits …
Cambodia to recognise Chinese patents
| 20th June 2018
Not too long ago, Cambodia became a ‘validation state’ for the European Patent Convention (discussed here). This gives the option to extend a European patent into Cambodia. Now Cambodia has introduced another change: a registration-style system …
Would you Trust Amazon to Drive your Car?
| 19th June 2018
After the recent fatal accident by an Uber autonomous test-car killing a cyclist crossing the street (watch here), a recently granted Amazon patent hints at Amazon’s future focus in the tech field. How can Amazon autonomously drive your c …
Albright IP Brexit update: May 2018
| 15th May 2018
The United Kingdom is scheduled to leave the European Union on the 29 March 2019. Whilst the precise terms of exit are yet to be agreed, in March 2018, the European Commission and the UK published the first draft of a Withdrawal Agreement. This …
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