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The Wright Brothers made their first powered flight in 1903. The distance? 120 feet (37 metres). In 2018, Qantas launched…

If you are considering filing for a registered design but don’t know where to start, here is a useful summary…

The differential, in various forms, has been around for thousands of years. Considered by some to have been first employed…

As somebody who ensures brands are legally protected for a living, my position is obviously going to be that companies…

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Barker Brettell’s Andy Tranter has taken over as managing partner, replacing current managing partner Cilla Makovski. Andy, a patent partner…

It’s the debate that still rumbles on in the industry: was Formula One’s first rebrand in 23 years really necessary?…

Traditionally innovation in the agricultural sector has, quite literally, been driven from the ground up to maximise yield (crop varieties,…

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

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