The European Union Observatory on infringements of Intellectual Property rights (the Observatory) published a report in July 2016 focussing on…

Over the next few months we’ll be bringing you a series of articles looking into design protection. Today, patent attorney…

Market demand for novel clean packaging solutions is on the rise as environmental concerns increase, crude oil becomes more expensive…

Fashion Fashion is a field that prides itself on being cutting edge or avant-garde, particularly at the level of the…

Some might think that once you had invented a product, designed its appearance and branded it, you had created all…

Renewable energy generation is on the rise and, according to a recent RECAI report (Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Index) from…

It is conventional wisdom that registering a trade mark in plain word format provides a business with the strongest rights…

This article was initially published in the May 2016 edition of Chamberlink You know that the billings system could be…

Increasingly British engineering and university sectors are taking the lead in innovative ventures, so Barker Brettell is delighted to note…

With the revival of old British brands on the rise and many manufacturers applying the concept of being ‘British’ in…

New figures obtained from the UK Intellectual Property Office reveal that applicants who use a representative to file their patent…

Jennifer Atkinson, one of Intellectual Property specialist Barker Brettell’s patent attorney partners, started her fascination with molecular biology at the…