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How to protect your brand when collaborating with controversy
Cannabis research firm Brightfield Group, recently raised its projections for the CBD (cannabidiol) industry, finding it could reach $22 billion…
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Popular, piercing and profitable – the growth of the street food market
From Argentinean to Austrian, Brazilian to Belgian and Colombian to Cypriot, the global street food market has exploded in recent…
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Want to have your cake and eat it? Reformulate!
New regulations, recent government policies and consumer demand are putting pressure on the food and drink manufacturing industry to make…
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Don’t let your IP go up in smoke…
The legalisation of cannabis is a hot topic. Some of the major US states have already, or will soon be,…
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Kicking up a stink: trade marking a smell
The United States Patent and Trade Mark Office (USPTO) has recently granted a trade mark for the scent of Play-Doh….
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Stop playing Russian roulette with your brand
As somebody who ensures brands are legally protected for a living, my position is obviously going to be that companies…
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Only striking elements in product design ensures IP protection
Protectable ‘innovative’ product designs versus generic ‘innovative’ product designs – a product development warning. What is innovation? According to Gary…
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Agtech: Agriculture goes digital
Traditionally innovation in the agricultural sector has, quite literally, been driven from the ground up to maximise yield (crop varieties,…
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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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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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