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This article was previously published on the ipcareers.co.uk website As an undergraduate, I was convinced that I wanted to be…

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

In recent years, China has been taking active steps to tighten its laws to tackle the ongoing problem of trade…

Continuing our series highlighting innovative developments in automotive engineering, Dr Mark R. Thurston, patent attorney and partner, today turns his…

On 1st October 2017 the final changes to the European Trade Mark system came into force. This is phase two…

Commercial strategies for getting value from your patent portfolio and the latest case law from the UK courts and EPO  …

It’s a jungle out there: today’s internet-saturated market forces brands to jostle for position, pushing them to grab consumers attention…

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

Leading Intellectual Property (IP) specialist Barker Brettell has announced that its 2016 UK trade mark filings grew by five times…

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

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

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