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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
World Intellectual Property Day – the anniversary of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) convention in 1970 – falls every year on April 26. Move over St Lucidius of Verona, we now have a non-denominational excuse for a party this...
What connects these items? GB1331655 – Flying saucer GB1426698 – Cat flap/peace keeping bomb GB1333548 – Exploding nail GB2272154 – Ladder for spiders The correct answer is that all of these patents appeared in a sequence of clues on popular...
On 3 December 2014, the Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne will give his annual Autumn Statement to Parliament. Sadly for Innovative UK Companies, this will include, inter alia, the following proposals to close down the UK Patent...
*Legal Changes from 1 October 2014* The law is ever-changing to meet the demands of modern society. As of yesterday, several changes officially took effect in the law concerning patents and designs, based on the Intellectual Property Act...
As we have previously discussed, the examination of a patent seems to progress at a glacial place, and unsurprisingly, reform to the patenting process is equally gradual. It is therefore surprising to see that the advance towards the Unitary...
The Intellectual Property Enterprise Court is supposed to be a fast, efficient, and relatively low-cost forum for resolving IP disputes. One of its stated purposes is to “level the playing field”, and give small businesses a realistic...
If you aren’t familiar with the world of biotechnological patents, then you might reasonably wonder what is and is not permissible. Recent advances have made it possible for the general public to try their hand at manipulating DNA as a hobby,...
I reflect this morning that nature is indeed a cruel mistress; driving to work, I could not help but notice the soft ding coming from the bonnet of my car subsequent to a pair of small birds flying out of the hedge in the direction of the A40....
