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Picking 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…
Read MoreCounterfeiting – don’t let it ruin your Christmas
It has been reported that the sale and distribution of counterfeit goods seems to escalate during the Christmas season. Counterfeit…
Read MorePatent box challenged…..it must be good!
In April 2013 patent box was introduced to encourage innovation and keep development, manufacture and exploitation in the UK. Patent…
Read MoreNew gTLDs – An Overview and Update
The Internet is changing. Hundreds of new domain name extensions, or generic top-level domains (gTLDs), will soon start appearing online…
Read MoreEuropean Patent Office (EPO) repeals draconian rules on filing divisional patent applications
The EPO announced on 18 October that, as from 1 April 2014 (yes that is right, April Fool’s Day), it…
Read MorePatent box – when should I “elect in”?
On the face of it, the patent box is a no-brainer – with promises of reduced corporation tax rates for…
Read MoreUnsolicited reminders about renewal of IP rights – is this the beginning of the end….?
In Priscilla Makovski’s previous article “unsolicited reminders about renewal of IP rights” , we cautioned how we had become aware…
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