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The beginning of the end? Practice at the European Patent Office (EPO) currently requires that, before an application is granted,…

Manchester finds itself in the middle of an intellectual property dispute In the world of higher education, branding and trade…

Complications following a recent Board of Appeal decision Certain categories are considered by the European Patent Convention to be either…

Earlier this year, luxury high-performance automotive manufacturer Porsche was in the spotlight for bringing legal action in the US against…

At Barker Brettell we acknowledge that sometimes it can be difficult for students to connect studying for a degree and…

Lucy Walker, Chartered Trade Mark Attorney and Partner at intellectual property experts Barker Brettell, agrees that trading under your name…

In the food and drink space, ‘dupes’ refer to alternative (often, lower cost) products that closely mimic well-known food and…

Avionics have been instrumental in establishing modern aviation. Since the term – a portmanteau of “aviation electronics” – was coined…

The decarbonisation of road transport in the coming decades seems inevitable. Governments around the world are preparing to ban the…

In the past 30 years, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has improved by leaps and bounds. Suitably programmed computers are very well…

The UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) has just released details of the updated funding programme directed to supporting SMEs during…

Abstract Shortly after celebrating its one-year anniversary, things look to be very much in full swing for the Unitary Patent…