This article was originally published in Med-Tech Innovation magazine Nov/Dec 2017 Do your research A common problem for innovators, and…
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Data, data, everywhere – so how can you protect it?
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
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?
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?
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!
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?
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?
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.
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
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
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
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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