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G20 developments: what do they mean for the UK’s Patent Box?
The December 2014 edition of the CIPA Journal carried an article entitled “G20 developments: what do they mean for the…
Read MoreTaxing times ahead? What the Autumn Statement means for R&D businesses
The UK government has announced plans that will impact on the tax relief companies can claim in respect of research…
Read MoreChina to introduce specialist intellectual property (IP) courts – striving to end the wild, wild, east?
Proposals to establish specialist IP courts in China have moved forward and pilot courts are being explored in the first-tier…
Read MoreScam Invoices: UK IPO successful
We have been warning clients for some time about a number of fraudulent organisations in existence which purport to be…
Read MoreTactics in patent enforcement: commercial ceasefires vs litigation
Apple and Google recently agreed to a ceasefire in their ongoing patent battle, with the two technology giants issuing a…
Read MoreHow to protect your business’s intellectual property in key international markets
With the UK economy showing signs of recovery, companies are being urged to seek global trade opportunities and export more…
Read MorePicking the winning idea: why patent searching matters
In horse racing, for most people, picking a winner relies on a large degree of luck. Given the lengthy odds…
Read MoreHow manufacturing SMEs can better protect their intellectual property in 2014
In a recent post on the Manufacturing Matters blog, our Nick Braddon asks whether, given the importance of IP to…
Read MoreJoining of forces to tackle misleading adverts
The Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) and Trading Standards have joined forces to try and bring an end to the misleading…
Read MoreIP challenges for the personalised medicine industry – lowering the threat to IP by collaborative practices
Part 2 of a series of articles Personalised medicine is vaunted as having the potential to revolutionise healthcare by providing…
Read MoreNew Year’s resolutions: why every business should resolve to better protect its intellectual property
Research shows that trade marks are associated with innovation, growth and productivity, while patents are associated with knowledge creation and…
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