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The SME decision to patent, publish or keep secret As a decision maker in a SME, you may recognise the…

Changes to the law on groundless threats of infringement of Intellectual Property (IP) rights in the UK come into force…

The debate about the consequences and impact of regulatory policies has always been controversial. It is clear that the implementation…

Registered designs are becoming an increasingly important part of a company’s IP portfolio. For simple or whole products, protection is…

It’s always been a grey area of the law, and no more so than in the car industry: when can…

There’s a veggie-driven revolution going on in the food industry right now. Led by customer demand for meat alternatives (the…

What is IP? IP can be a trade mark (which is the legal name for your brand), a design (which…

Katie Howe, double award-winning trainee patent attorney at Barker Brettell, developed a love for science and in particular physics, from…

Intellectual Property (IP) can be important for any business, but for startups it can be a vital tool to help…

In 2015 £12.5 billion of food waste (£470 per household) was generated in the UK, contributing to a global total…

This year Barker Brettell’s automotive team headed up by Dr Andy Tranter, patent attorney and partner, will be publishing a…

Registered designs protect the appearance of an article.  Filing an application is easy, and is fairly quick and inexpensive.  But,…