Trade marks

The European Patent Office (EPO) and participating European Union countries are in the final stages of establishing the Unitary Patent…

As the coronavirus tsunami crashed through the economy, wiping an estimated £1.7bn off the UK cosmetics and toiletries industry in…

Following the UK’s departure from the EU on the 31st December 2020, the end of the transition period is now…

“People can have the Model T in any colour, so long as it’s black,” Henry Ford famously said when he…

Nike has recently reached a settlement with the Brooklyn art collective, MSCHF, over the alleged infringement of a pair of…

At the end of the Brexit transition period the UKIPO created comparable UK rights for all EU registrations and EU…

The Coronavirus pandemic and Brexit may have caused an, albeit temporary, double whammy of business uncertainty, but important commercial opportunities…

One of the world’s leading trade mark professionals – and home-grown talent – Catherine Wiseman, is celebrating 25 years at…

Following on from our previous article on the value of Intellectual Property and the importance of keeping your brand alive,…

Just a decade ago, Cypriot halloumi cheese was considered a niche food, but since then its popularity has soared throughout…

Rosalyn Newsome, partner and trade mark attorney at Barker Brettell, discusses five common myths that, as head of the firm’s…

Lewis Hamilton has had a very successful 2020, recently matching Michael Schumacher’s tally of seven Formula 1 World Championships, making…