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Charging trade marks up for the future

Posted on October 4, 2018

If you type the word ‘car’ into a well-known internet search engine, it will describe ‘a road vehicle, typically with…

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Fake Cosmetics = Fake News? Unfortunately not.

Posted on September 27, 2018

‘Fake News’ is everywhere, but where’s the discussion around fake cosmetics? Why are consumers happy to buy fake cosmetics? And,…

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Want to have your cake and eat it? Reformulate!

Posted on September 20, 2018

New regulations, recent government policies and consumer demand are putting pressure on the food and drink manufacturing industry to make…

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My star inventor is leaving to work with a competitor. What can I do?

Posted on September 6, 2018

It’s the letter no employer wants to receive: a key employee resigning to move to a rival company. But it…

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Small but mighty: Medical device technology punching above its weight

Posted on August 23, 2018

From tongue depressors to MRI machines to pace makers, the range of medical devices sold is vast. Today, the development…

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Keyless car theft: an unavoidable result of sloth*?

Posted on August 16, 2018

As it becomes ever less deniable that humans are naturally sloth-like** in their laziness (see here, here, and here), it…

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Search, protect and fortify…the cleanse, exfoliate and moisturise of IP

Posted on August 9, 2018

The cosmetics industry is one of the most lucrative in the world. In the UK alone, it has an estimated…

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Don’t let your IP go up in smoke…

Posted on August 2, 2018

The legalisation of cannabis is a hot topic. Some of the major US states have already, or will soon be,…

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Your iPhone will see you now

Posted on July 27, 2018

What were the final items you picked up before leaving home this morning? Chances are that it was your keys….

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Upward mobility – mobile devices fitting hand in glove with weartech

Posted on July 19, 2018

While the idea of wearable mobile devices has been around for a long time, it is only now starting to…

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Impact of OEM use on non-use cancellation actions in China

Posted on July 11, 2018

We have previously reported here on the PRETUL case, which confirmed that original equipment manufacturing (OEM) use of a trade…

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Luscious Louboutin: the sole matter of shape marks

Posted on July 5, 2018

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has clarified that the red sole trade mark did not constitute a shape mark…

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