Starting a business is an exciting adventure to embark upon. Unfortunately, Intellectual Property (IP) is too often an after-thought and mistakes made early on in the process can be detrimental to obtaining IP rights. Take patents for instance. In order...
As the countdown towards Brexit draws nearer, we appear to be edging closer than ever to a “no deal” situation, particularly given the recent turn of political events. From an IP perspective, this will no doubt represent a period of substantial uncertainty, and...
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, which hit the...
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 1st August 2017,...
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 are you to do?...
Use the Internet to search for other people using the same or a similar Mark. If they have been using it for a long time or on a significant scale, they may have unregistered rights, which could prevent use/registration of your later Trademark.