Someone taking a return flight from London to New York generates about the same level of emissions as the average…
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We have the power – but is it in the right place, at the right time?
Grid balancing – the ramping up of production to cover peaks in power usage – is becoming ever more important…
Read MoreOnline marketplaces get tough on counterfeiters
Online marketplaces are realising that, in order to continue to enjoy the goodwill of genuine small businesses that use their…
Read MoreHow can you protect nothing? No brand IP.
When did simple or minimal branding become so desirable? Did it start with Coco Chanel’s No.5 perfume bottle in 1924?…
Read MoreGo large or go niche?
Can we really say that, in today’s global economy, the size of an automotive brand is no longer important? Should…
Read MorePlausibility at the EPO – how much data or experimental information is enough?
A patent for an invention provides its owner with the right to exclude others from making, using, offering for sale…
Read MoreTips from the top: Barker Brettell keeps its eye on designs
Advice on how to secure design right protection is plentiful, but is it effective? As the top UK representative filer…
Read MoreFive tips for anti-counterfeiting in the automotive sector
The more successful the brand, the more likely the products will be targeted by counterfeiters and the automotive industry is…
Read MoreBlack plastic: the black sheep in the recycling industry
In the UK, it is estimated that one million tonnes of plastic packaging goes to landfill every year. The 2015…
Read MoreBolstering your armoury against trade mark squatters in China
It is a problem that, as trade mark attorneys, we come across all too often – trade mark owners find…
Read MoreCanadian trade mark law changes
The long awaited changes to Canadian trade mark laws have finally been announced and will come into force as of…
Read MoreDesigning the future
This article was previously published in Intellectual Property Magazine, November 2018. Registered designs are the fastest growing intellectual property right…
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