The UK Court of Appeal (CoA) has upheld the decision of the High Court (HC) that the shape of Nestlé’s…
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Can innovation ultimately put the lid on waste?
In 2015 £12.5 billion of food waste (£470 per household) was generated in the UK, contributing to a global total…
Read MoreHague Design Registrations to be able to designate the Russian Federation in the Near Future
The Federation council of Russia has just approved a federal law ratifying the Hague Agreement. The law will come into…
Read MoreWin, lose or draw?
Registered designs protect the appearance of an article. Filing an application is easy, and is fairly quick and inexpensive. But,…
Read MoreCambodia signs a Validation Agreement with the European Patent Office
Cambodia has signed a Validation Agreement with the European Patent Office (EPO) to recognise European patents in Cambodia. This agreement…
Read MoreGraphene for life: new uses for the ‘wonder material’?
Once again the wonders of graphene are back in the headlines, with the recent news of a graphene sieve that…
Read MoreGather, nurture, grow: Leading IP firm’s winning recruitment formula
Leading Intellectual Property (IP) specialist Barker Brettell is celebrating outstanding examination results and a number of promotions this month. Two…
Read MoreWoofed out of court!
No one would possibly associate a high end restaurant with the manufacturer of pet food right? Wrong. The High Court…
Read MoreHas ‘fake news’ infiltrated IP statistics? Reading between the lines of the latest Chinese IP figures
An earlier version of this article, ‘The Rise of Chinese IP?’, was previously published on tuftythecat.blogspot.co.uk A recent article has…
Read MoreWill the new Spanish patent law bring harmony in Europe?
A new Spanish patent law will come into place from 1 April 2017 which will have the effect of harmonising…
Read MoreIP for AI: can we patent an artificial human expert?
Recently there have been several stories in the media about how we are all at risk of being replaced by…
Read MoreBrum’s booming with entrepreneurs
The rest of the country is just beginning to realise what Barker Brettell has known for many years: Birmingham is…
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