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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
Often, cost is a key factor for patent applications. It can be tempting to save costs at the start of the process by writing your own patent application and applying for a patent yourself. However, making errors in the initial application can...
To many people and businesses, the value of intellectual property can seem difficult to grasp. Everybody knows that I.P. can be profitable but, with something so inherently intangible, it may seem difficult to know how much to focus on it. Not...
For most of our clients who are considering international patent protection, South Africa is not the first country which comes to mind. However, we would suggest that the country should be considered seriously by all patentees, due to its...
In the first part of this article - "Keeping under the radar and safeguarding your ideas", we looked at how best to keep your information confidential before you are ready to launch your idea. Let’s now look at strategies you can adopt when...
With the Christmas and New Year celebrations over for another year, preparations were underway to sell my fictional business: Patently Panchromatic Ltd*. We’d done most of the paperwork, but a diligent auditor was independently evaluating my...
Looking at patents filed by large technology companies is often a fun way of having a sneak peek of the latest tech ideas in the pipeline. Whilst the companies might not use the patents even if they grant, it can give an insight on the direction...
This is another common question we frequently receive. Can I patent an app? The answer, as with many other questions regarding the patenting of software, is very dependent on the specific case. While in many territories around the...
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...
