Author: Jane Cureton

The advent of affordable 3D printers has meant that almost anyone with the will can now print three dimensional articles…

Many businesses file for patents, designs and trade marks without a longer-term plan to re-assess the need for these Intellectual…

The US and Japan recently joined the Hague System that provides for international protection of industrial designs, to take the…

Monday 15 June 2015 is being designated “Beer Day Britain” in an initiative encouraging those involved in the industry to…

The long-running battle initiated by Sky UK against the Microsoft-owned company Skype for the use of “SKY” in its mark…

Following our previous articles concerning the new gTLD releases, it is clear that the Internet is changing. Hundreds of new domain name extensions, or generic top-level domains (gTLDs), are starting to appear online and it is important that brand owners are ready for these changes.

Google Inc. has recently announced what it calls a “Patent Purchase Promotion”, inviting patent owners to offer to sell their…

Barker Brettell has been named as the UK’s second largest filer of both UK and Community Trade Marks in the…

Barker Brettell’s food & drink client the New Egg Company has recently launched Yowk ® (http://www.yowk.co.uk/) – a highly innovative…

In good news for creative businesses, there has been progress made with extending the options available under the Hague system…

Business Quarter has reported how Midlands businesses will still be able to benefit from Patent Box, even after the scheme…

January is widely considered to be named after a Roman god, Janus, who had two faces, which allowed him to…