It’s always been a grey area of the law, and no more so than in the car industry: when can…

There’s a veggie-driven revolution going on in the food industry right now. Led by customer demand for meat alternatives (the…

What is IP? IP can be a trade mark (which is the legal name for your brand), a design (which…

Katie Howe, double award-winning trainee patent attorney at Barker Brettell, developed a love for science and in particular physics, from…

Intellectual Property (IP) can be important for any business, but for startups it can be a vital tool to help…

In 2015 £12.5 billion of food waste (£470 per household) was generated in the UK, contributing to a global total…

This year Barker Brettell’s automotive team headed up by Dr Andy Tranter, patent attorney and partner, will be publishing a…

Registered designs protect the appearance of an article.  Filing an application is easy, and is fairly quick and inexpensive.  But,…

In the third article in our series on design protection Carrie Johnson, patent attorney and partner, compares and contrasts the…

It’s an industry traditionally associated with unhurried rejuvenation and relaxation, but in reality keeping ahead of trends is challenging in…

In this article we look at some innovations taking place in the field of packaging, especially flexible plastic packaging. There…

Birmingham headquartered Intellectual Property (IP) advisor Barker Brettell LLP, has launched ‘Euro IP’ – a microsite designed specifically for US…