Under the European Union (EU) protected food name scheme, there are three types of protection marks you can apply for:…

You may think you’ve just invented the best thing since sliced bread. But how do you stop others copying your…

Vegan and plant based diets are becoming increasingly popular. Documentaries such as ‘The Game Changers’ and the success of alternatives…

As a nation, our love affair with food and experimenting with different foods grow; we continue to prioritise any disposable…

Lucy Walker, trade mark attorney and partner at Barker Brettell, takes a look at how The Walt Disney Company has…

For brand owners, the figures are impressive: market research company Mintel estimated that £419 million was spent by Britons on…

In a recent decision, following an application for revocation filed by Supermac’s (Holdings) Ltd, the EUIPO Cancellation Division upheld the…

Online marketplaces are realising that, in order to continue to enjoy the goodwill of genuine small businesses that use their…

In the UK, it is estimated that one million tonnes of plastic packaging goes to landfill every year. The 2015…

Love them or loathe them, robots are here to stay. And the influence of automation is only expected to grow…

Cannabis research firm Brightfield Group, recently raised its projections for the CBD (cannabidiol) industry, finding it could reach $22 billion…

From Argentinean to Austrian, Brazilian to Belgian and Colombian to Cypriot, the global street food market has exploded in recent…