Can we really say that, in today’s global economy, the size of an automotive brand is no longer important? Should…
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A new referral to the European Patent Office’s highest court, the Enlarged Board of Appeal (EBA) has again raised questions…
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Barker Brettell presents ‘Innovation Award’ at Medilink UK Healthcare Business Award.
Lucy Trueman, head of Barker Brettell’s medical sector group presented the ‘Innovation Award’ to Ariane Medical Systems at the Medilink…
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Award-winning UK-based Barker Brettell to attend INTA 2019 in force
Barker Brettell, the UK-based Intellectual Property (IP) specialist will be sending ten of its attorneys to this year’s INTA conference…
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JLR triumphs as Land Wind X7 is blown out of Chinese Court
In a positive step for car companies around the world, a Chinese Court recently held that the Land Wind X7,…
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World IP Day 2019
Barker Brettell’s trainee patent attorney Rob Sansby, a former Commonwealth Games gymnast, looks at five of his favourite sports industry…
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Plausibility at the EPO – how much data or experimental information is enough?
A patent for an invention provides its owner with the right to exclude others from making, using, offering for sale…
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Boon for brand owners
This article was originally published in the January 2019 edition of CITMA Review. Mitsubishi Shoji Kaisha Ltd (Mitsubishi) holds a…
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Tips from the top: Barker Brettell keeps its eye on designs
Advice on how to secure design right protection is plentiful, but is it effective? As the top UK representative filer…
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Five tips for anti-counterfeiting in the automotive sector
The more successful the brand, the more likely the products will be targeted by counterfeiters and the automotive industry is…
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Black plastic: the black sheep in the recycling industry
In the UK, it is estimated that one million tonnes of plastic packaging goes to landfill every year. The 2015…
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It’s a hat trick for Barker Brettell as TM team scoops 2019 Trademark Prosecution Firm of the Year award
Barker Brettell has been awarded ‘Trademark Prosecution Firm of the Year 2019’ in the UK by Managing IP, the global…
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