On 1 January 2024, the UKIPO changed its rules surrounding the requirement of an address for service in the UK,…
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Brand dilution: how to protect your reputation when the competition is using underhand methods
Positive brand reputation is a hard-won process: it generates customer loyalty and ultimately impacts a company’s success. It is no…
Read MoreConscious uncomplicating? Is the end to ‘backup’ trade mark filings in China in sight?
Under the current practice of the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA), the suspension of a trade mark application is…
Read MoreThe exponential rise in counterfeit goods
With an estimated 4.48 billion social media users worldwide, it is unsurprising that counterfeiters, and those promoting counterfeit goods, have…
Read MoreFour steps to take the heat out of a cease-and-desist letter
It’s the correspondence that no one wants to receive: a cease-and-desist letter, informing the recipient that they are infringing Intellectual…
Read MoreThe story of two bulls locking horns
If a drink can give you wings, it can also make you land in formal court proceedings over a perceived…
Read MoreGiving notice: enforcing your IP rights when an employee leaves with more than their P45
A resignation letter has been submitted. The Director, who joined the business in its infancy and has been part of…
Read MoreWhen M&A goes bad: overlook IP due diligence at your peril
According to a Harvard Business Review article, “Deal making is glamorous; due diligence is not”. Do you think this is…
Read MoreBreaking the ICE: what does the future hold for the Internal Combustion Engine?
The internal combustion engine, or ICE, was undoubtedly one of the greatest innovations of the twentieth century. It made long-distance…
Read MoreDon’t fall into an indefensible opposition trap – you can use a routine pre-grant patent check in Europe
Many European patent applications are prosecuted through to grant where through determined and persuasive argument, luck, or an Examiner oversight,…
Read MoreHow do certain brands get away with lookalike products? The answer opens up a can-of-caterpillars…
Intellectual Property (IP) law is not something that easily attracts the UK public’s attention. However this changed significantly when the…
Read MoreAre smartphones about to get smarter? With terahertz spectroscopy, it certainly looks that way…
The number of UK smartphones users reached 55.5 million in 2021. This means that nearly 83% of the population have…
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