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Please browse through our news library for law and practice updates, wider IP related information and developments, sector insights and industry comment.

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Data, data, everywhere – so how can you protect it?

Posted on December 6, 2017

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

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The good, the bad, and the very ugly ‘cease and desist’ letters

Posted on November 29, 2017

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

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Is water the new soft drink?

Posted on November 16, 2017

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

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You have an invention…what next?

Posted on October 26, 2017

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

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To threaten or not to threaten… that is the question!

Posted on September 25, 2017

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

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Is innovation the answer to regulation?

Posted on September 15, 2017

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

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Designs and complex products: – what is normal?

Posted on September 8, 2017

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

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Warning: automotive trade marks can drive you to distraction.

Posted on August 31, 2017

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

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Savvy food companies beef up their IP protection for vegan products

Posted on August 17, 2017

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

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The essential Intellectual Property (IP) guide for small businesses

Posted on July 19, 2017

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

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Engineering a career in Intellectual Property

Posted on June 23, 2017

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

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The three minute guide to IP for startups

Posted on June 16, 2017

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

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