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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
The UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) has issued a transformative practice update that will impact the scope of UK Trade Mark protection. It affects the Trade Mark rights that can be secured, the way those rights will be managed and enforced, as well as the official fees that must be paid.
Albright IP recognised again among Europe’s top law firms! The Financial Times …
Counterfeits cost more than lost sales, they can damage your brand, harm consumers, and erode trust. A UK Customs Application for Action (AFA) gives you the power to stop them at the border.
Almost all of us can remember when the online marketplace was born. It happened almost overnight.
Albright IP explore the competitive world of premium drinks in an interview with co-founder Angus Maclean and master distiller Minnie Parmiter.
Apparently, it’s that time of year – lots of our clients are receiving scam requests for payment to central European firms. Let’s see who’s on the naughty list at the moment:
It’s nearly Christmas, and soon after that it will be 2025. So I thought it would be interesting to look back at what has gone on in 2024 in the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court.
We have had quite a few enquiries recently from people who have just realised they’ve forgotten to renew their Trade Marks or registered designs. Why is this happening all of a sudden? In many cases the problem seems to be that records have not been properly updated after Brexit.
On 19th July the Court of Appeal handed down their Judgment in Comptroller-General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks v Emotional Perception AI Limited [2024] EWCA Civ 825. This is an interesting case about the patentability (or not) of an invention involving an artificial neural network.
It is not difficult to find examples of this so-called “google-spoofing” by claims management companies. A few quick searches for well-known car insurance brands followed by “accident report” revealed plenty.