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The disappearance of blue Smarties® was a hammer blow that echoed through the mid-noughties. Nestlé®, reacting to fears that artificial…

Graphene was once described as a “rising star on the horizon of materials science”, and since then has been the…

To receive patent protection an invention needs to be, among other things, new. This would normally stop an existing product…

Although patent systems around the world vary in their approach to patentability, one common requirement is that an invention must…

With so many of 2020’s headlines focussed on Covid and Brexit we can be forgiven for letting an important anniversary…

As part of the so-called Fourth Industrial Revolution, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly finding its way into virtually every part…

Some technical revolutions perforate into our lives without fanfare, gradually being incorporated into business infrastructure until they are considered to…

Following on from our previous article on the value of Intellectual Property and the importance of keeping your brand alive,…

Background Peloton, one of the world’s leading indoor exercise bike manufacturers, has found itself in what appears to be a…

Barker Brettell has once again been recognised as one of the UK’s leading trade mark practices in the 2021 edition…

Just a decade ago, Cypriot halloumi cheese was considered a niche food, but since then its popularity has soared throughout…

Rosalyn Newsome, partner and trade mark attorney at Barker Brettell, discusses five common myths that, as head of the firm’s…