Registered Designs are probably the least well-known of the Intellectual Property rights, but they can be a powerful and cost-effective tool, if used properly. A Registered Design protects the appearance of a product, and can be used to prevent competitors from...
‘Tis the season to be jolly, but Marks and Spencer (M&S) is none too happy about Aldi’s two new gin product designs. Whilst Aldi’s Twitter team has been making light of it with some tongue-in-cheek tweets, M&S believes that Aldi has infringed some of its UK registered...
Acceleration – it is possible to fast track the progress of your patent application before the UK IPO, for example, if you require a granted patent to determine a successful outcome in licensing negotiations. However, acceleration is at the discretion of the UK IPO and reasons in support of your request must be provided.