The European Patent Office (EPO) and participating European Union countries are in the final stages of establishing the Unitary Patent…
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Retaining brand values behind closed doors
As the coronavirus tsunami crashed through the economy, wiping an estimated £1.7bn off the UK cosmetics and toiletries industry in…
Read MoreAct now to continue IP protection in the UK: Brexit transition period for EU trade marks and designs ends on the 30th September 2021
Following the UK’s departure from the EU on the 31st December 2020, the end of the transition period is now…
Read MoreKeeping electric cars green: battery recycling innovation
Electric cars are great for eliminating at-vehicle emissions, but, even with a 10-20 year battery life-span, it will not be…
Read MoreDoes EV signal the demise of automotive brands?
“People can have the Model T in any colour, so long as it’s black,” Henry Ford famously said when he…
Read More‘Work of Art’ or brand violation? MSCHF settles as Nike stamps on trade mark infringement
Nike has recently reached a settlement with the Brooklyn art collective, MSCHF, over the alleged infringement of a pair of…
Read MoreKeeping in line: intraoperative surgical guidance innovation
Surgery is, by its very nature, an invasive procedure. It can be transformative to the quality of life of those…
Read MoreBranching out: how to protect your business in new territories
The Coronavirus pandemic and Brexit may have caused an, albeit temporary, double whammy of business uncertainty, but important commercial opportunities…
Read MoreThe material world of aerospace: superalloys and coatings
2020 was not the easiest year for the aerospace industry. It is said that necessity is the mother of invention,…
Read MoreGoing beyond graphene: the emergence of novel two-dimensional materials
Graphene was once described as a “rising star on the horizon of materials science”, and since then has been the…
Read MoreNew drug development built on solid foundations: how patent law actively encourages incorporating existing products
To receive patent protection an invention needs to be, among other things, new. This would normally stop an existing product…
Read MoreSaving grace? Possibilities for patent protection after disclosure
Although patent systems around the world vary in their approach to patentability, one common requirement is that an invention must…
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