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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
From 1 October 2016, changes to the Patents Rules will come into effect. One of the major changes coming into force means that patent applicants will get advance warning prior to grant of their patent applications. This gives applicants a clear...
The political consequences of Brexit have been discussed at length since the vote, but just how will this decision effect UK science and innovation? One concern of those in the UK scientific and inventing community is a potential reduction in...
The language used by IP professionals can seem opaque to a person who has not had significant previous exposure to the field. This can lead to wasted time, and worse, persistent misunderstandings in correspondence between IP professionals and...
“Innovation” is a buzz word that everyone loves to use, but for some businesses innovation really is the life blood of the company. Innovation or Research and Development (R&D) leads to improved or new marketable products and/or services...
It is rare to hear any mention on the daily news about intellectual property (IP) in general, and more specifically, patents. It was interesting, therefore, to see Peter Laing, the CEO of small British startup company, Excivion, last week on the...
Another Olympic cycle is over and done with and it seems like the party started in style in Rio. Things were exciting as ever and, most of all, we had shocks, we had surprises and lightning struck for a third consecutive time. As ever, the only...
Have you heard of 'patent trolls'? In 2010, VirnetX, a company with 14 members of staff won a $200 million settlement from Microsoft. Three years later, it claimed a further $23 million from the same company. In February 2016, VirnetX struck...
How is your business going to stay on top in a competitive world? Is "Edge Strategy" the answer? Most reckon that finding a “gap in the market”, a genuine under-served niche, is the Holy Grail of business planning. However, any fan of Indiana...
