The beginning of the end? Practice at the European Patent Office (EPO) currently requires that, before an application is granted,…
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When is a location a trade mark?
Manchester finds itself in the middle of an intellectual property dispute In the world of higher education, branding and trade…
Read MoreFor Porsche, there is no substitute
Earlier this year, luxury high-performance automotive manufacturer Porsche was in the spotlight for bringing legal action in the US against…
Read MoreWhat’s in a name? Well, quite a lot really
Lucy Walker, Chartered Trade Mark Attorney and Partner at intellectual property experts Barker Brettell, agrees that trading under your name…
Read MoreThe legal tightrope of brand mimicry by discount supermarkets
In the food and drink space, ‘dupes’ refer to alternative (often, lower cost) products that closely mimic well-known food and…
Read MoreInnovative technologies take flight – developments in avionics
Avionics have been instrumental in establishing modern aviation. Since the term – a portmanteau of “aviation electronics” – was coined…
Read MoreHighway to hydrogen?
The decarbonisation of road transport in the coming decades seems inevitable. Governments around the world are preparing to ban the…
Read MoreWhy are humans smarter than llamas: limitations of modern AI
In the past 30 years, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has improved by leaps and bounds. Suitably programmed computers are very well…
Read MoreUPC tweaks EPO inventive step approach as Sanofi succeeds against Amgen
Abstract Shortly after celebrating its one-year anniversary, things look to be very much in full swing for the Unitary Patent…
Read MoreThe outcome we probably expected. The Court of Appeal reaches a verdict on the Emotional Perception AI case
The Court of Appeal has now handed down the judgment in, arguably, the summer of 2024’s most anticipated UK patent…
Read MoreRegistered Designs: The Lego exception and beyond
Registered Designs are an effective way to get some IP protection in place, particularly in cases where the bar for…
Read MoreHarnessing the wind at sea: overcoming challenges through innovation
Wind power can be broadly classified into two types. The more familiar type is onshore wind power. The wind turbines…
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