Designs & Copyright

If customers are holding onto their tech for longer, how are tech companies planning to make money in the future?…

Anne Bate, patent paralegal & technical workflow specialist, joins John to mark their 30-year working partnership along with managing partner…

Applications for registered EU designs can be filed at the EUIPO and offer a convenient, cost-effective way of obtaining design…

The Unified Patent Court, a centralised court having jurisdiction over infringement and validity of European patents in countries which have…

The UK Intellectual Property Office (UK IPO) has recently announced the launch of its new ‘One IPO Search’ tool to…

In late December 2024 the UK IPO launched a three-month consultation on AI and copyright – closing on 25th February…

Innovation in aircraft design In general, the design of production aircraft has not radically changed since the mid-twentieth century. For…

Earlier this year, luxury high-performance automotive manufacturer Porsche was in the spotlight for bringing legal action in the US against…

Lucy Walker, Chartered Trade Mark Attorney and Partner at intellectual property experts Barker Brettell, agrees that trading under your name…

In the food and drink space, ‘dupes’ refer to alternative (often, lower cost) products that closely mimic well-known food and…

Avionics have been instrumental in establishing modern aviation. Since the term – a portmanteau of “aviation electronics” – was coined…

The decarbonisation of road transport in the coming decades seems inevitable. Governments around the world are preparing to ban the…