Trade marks

Online marketplaces are realising that, in order to continue to enjoy the goodwill of genuine small businesses that use their…

When did simple or minimal branding become so desirable? Did it start with Coco Chanel’s No.5 perfume bottle in 1924?…

Can we really say that, in today’s global economy, the size of an automotive brand is no longer important? Should…

This article was originally published in the January 2019 edition of CITMA Review. Mitsubishi Shoji Kaisha Ltd (Mitsubishi) holds a…

The more successful the brand, the more likely the products will be targeted by counterfeiters and the automotive industry is…

Barker Brettell has been awarded ‘Trademark Prosecution Firm of the Year 2019’ in the UK by Managing IP, the global…

It is a problem that, as trade mark attorneys, we come across all too often – trade mark owners find…

Barker Brettell, the UK-headquartered intellectual property (IP) specialist, will open the doors of its new Swedish office on the 1st…

Cannabis research firm Brightfield Group, recently raised its projections for the CBD (cannabidiol) industry, finding it could reach $22 billion…

From Argentinean to Austrian, Brazilian to Belgian and Colombian to Cypriot, the global street food market has exploded in recent…

If you type the word ‘car’ into a well-known internet search engine, it will describe ‘a road vehicle, typically with…

‘Fake News’ is everywhere, but where’s the discussion around fake cosmetics? Why are consumers happy to buy fake cosmetics? And,…