An estimated 120 billion items of packaging are produced globally every year by the beauty industry, with only a fraction…

Intellectual Property (IP) firm Barker Brettell has announced that Marcos Kauffman has been appointed IP Valuations Consultant to its IP…

For a number of years now, owners of different types of IP rights have been receiving unsolicited mail and invoices…

As the coronavirus tsunami crashed through the economy, wiping an estimated £1.7bn off the UK cosmetics and toiletries industry in…

The Coronavirus pandemic and Brexit may have caused an, albeit temporary, double whammy of business uncertainty, but important commercial opportunities…

Although patent systems around the world vary in their approach to patentability, one common requirement is that an invention must…

Rosalyn Newsome, partner and trade mark attorney at Barker Brettell, discusses five common myths that, as head of the firm’s…

When developing a new product, it can take years before it is a self-sustaining enterprise. This is a problem for…

Much has been written about why a startup company should invest in Intellectual Property (IP), or why it is vital…

Employees in the cosmetics sector often work in highly creative environments where innovation is encouraged and nurtured. For many, their…

By 2025 the global cosmetics and personal care sector is projected to be worth $755 billion (US), with a substantial…

The perception of ‘chemicals’ in consumer care products has dramatically changed in recent years. The term is increasingly being associated…