Protectable ‘innovative’ product designs versus generic ‘innovative’ product designs – a product development warning. What is innovation? According to Gary…

Barker Brettell’s Andy Tranter has taken over as managing partner, replacing current managing partner Cilla Makovski. Andy, a patent partner…

It’s the debate that still rumbles on in the industry: was Formula One’s first rebrand in 23 years really necessary?…

Traditionally innovation in the agricultural sector has, quite literally, been driven from the ground up to maximise yield (crop varieties,…

This article was originally published in Med-Tech Innovation magazine Nov/Dec 2017 Do your research A common problem for innovators, and…

Data is a big deal, and will continue to be so. There is a huge exponential growth in the production…

Branding, and the values it represents, is at the core of all businesses, so it is understandable that companies will…

As I previously reported, there is plenty of innovation in the soft drinks industry; some of this stems from the…

The SME decision to patent, publish or keep secret As a decision maker in a SME, you may recognise the…

Changes to the law on groundless threats of infringement of Intellectual Property (IP) rights in the UK come into force…

The debate about the consequences and impact of regulatory policies has always been controversial. It is clear that the implementation…

Registered designs are becoming an increasingly important part of a company’s IP portfolio. For simple or whole products, protection is…