As somebody who ensures brands are legally protected for a living, my position is obviously going to be that companies…

Protectable ‘innovative’ product designs versus generic ‘innovative’ product designs – a product development warning. What is innovation? According to Gary…

Traditionally innovation in the agricultural sector has, quite literally, been driven from the ground up to maximise yield (crop varieties,…

Branding, and the values it represents, is at the core of all businesses, so it is understandable that companies will…

As I previously reported, there is plenty of innovation in the soft drinks industry; some of this stems from the…

There’s a veggie-driven revolution going on in the food industry right now. Led by customer demand for meat alternatives (the…

What is IP? IP can be a trade mark (which is the legal name for your brand), a design (which…

Katie Howe, double award-winning trainee patent attorney at Barker Brettell, developed a love for science and in particular physics, from…

Intellectual Property (IP) can be important for any business, but for startups it can be a vital tool to help…

In 2015 £12.5 billion of food waste (£470 per household) was generated in the UK, contributing to a global total…

It’s an industry traditionally associated with unhurried rejuvenation and relaxation, but in reality keeping ahead of trends is challenging in…

The European Union Observatory on infringements of Intellectual Property rights (the Observatory) published a report in July 2016 focussing on…