The long awaited changes to Canadian trade mark laws have finally been announced and will come into force as of…
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WTR1000 2019 gold ranking for Barker Brettell’s trade mark team
Intellectual property specialist Barker Brettell has been awarded gold tier status in the 2019 World Trademark Review (WTR), stepping up…
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Designing 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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C.A.S.E. study: the four letters directing the automotive sector
Whether you know it as CASE or ACES[i], the impact of those four letters on the automotive sector looks set…
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FIVE IP lessons every startup should remember…
As an early stage business, don’t be fooled into thinking that just because you are smaller, you have nothing to…
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Sufficiency vs. reward – the fundamental balance underpinning the patent system
The patent system operates on the basis of a simple premise—to encourage innovators to share the secrets of their new,…
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Grand designs on success – managing your registered design rights
Your designs are registered – time to put your feet up? Not necessarily. Managing your registered design rights can be…
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Quantum computing and the patent profession
This article was previously published in LexisNexis in the TMT analysis section of the September 2018 edition. Can quantum computing…
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Hand-cooked by robots
Love them or loathe them, robots are here to stay. And the influence of automation is only expected to grow…
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Barker Brettell continues expansion drive after announcing another stellar financial year
Birmingham-based intellectual property (IP) specialist Barker Brettell has announced a 12.5 per cent rise in profits during the financial year…
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Sifting through the layers – exploring FTO rights in the cosmetics industry
An early adopter of using intellectual property (IP) to protect its innovation, the cosmetics industry has reached a point in…
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Design and conquer – validity and enforcement of design rights
Registered design protection provides the owner with an exclusive right to the design, and to take action to prevent third…
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