Author: Jane Cureton

Tailoring the properties exhibited by a material has classically focussed on altering its chemical or compositional nature (for example, to…

Someone taking a return flight from London to New York generates about the same level of emissions as the average…

Grid balancing – the ramping up of production to cover peaks in power usage – is becoming ever more important…

Online marketplaces are realising that, in order to continue to enjoy the goodwill of genuine small businesses that use their…

When did simple or minimal branding become so desirable? Did it start with Coco Chanel’s No.5 perfume bottle in 1924?…

Can we really say that, in today’s global economy, the size of an automotive brand is no longer important? Should…

A new referral to the European Patent Office’s highest court, the Enlarged Board of Appeal (EBA) has again raised questions…

A patent for an invention provides its owner with the right to exclude others from making, using, offering for sale…

This article was originally published in the January 2019 edition of CITMA Review. Mitsubishi Shoji Kaisha Ltd (Mitsubishi) holds a…

Advice on how to secure design right protection is plentiful, but is it effective? As the top UK representative filer…

The more successful the brand, the more likely the products will be targeted by counterfeiters and the automotive industry is…

In the UK, it is estimated that one million tonnes of plastic packaging goes to landfill every year. The 2015…