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Trade marks: brand guardians of the metaverse
‘Metaverse’ has become a buzzword across numerous industries over recent years, with Facebook’s announcement last October that it is rebranding…
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Get ready for the Unitary Patent and Unified Patent Court to go live: 1 April 2023
The European Patent Office (EPO) and participating European Union countries are suggesting that the Unitary Patent (UP) and the Unified Patent…
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Waste to want: Innovative solutions to food waste
Single use, disposable, throwaway products have made, and continue to make, life convenient and affordable. Yet, nearly 70 years since…
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Protecting AI diagnostics – two bites at the AIpple?
The use of AI has revolutionised the speed and accuracy of diagnosis for a host of conditions including breast cancer,…
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Barker Brettell attorneys attend UK Metals Expo 2022
Barker Brettell’s Nicholas Braddon and Amy Kelly attended UK Metals Expo 2022, a major new event for the UK’s metals…
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Data versus time in clinical trials: attaining the perfect balance
Clinical trials are an expensive and risky business. The investment of time, resources and costs grows with progression through the…
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Has your IP protection got the memo? Eco-friendly cosmetics will be the new normal
An estimated 120 billion items of packaging are produced globally every year by the beauty industry, with only a fraction…
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Marcos Kauffman joins Barker Brettell’s IP Valuation Service
Intellectual Property (IP) firm Barker Brettell has announced that Marcos Kauffman has been appointed IP Valuations Consultant to its IP…
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What is the aviation industry doing to de-carbonise?
The demand for air travel continues to rise and, as a result, the aviation industry is one of the world’s…
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IP owners beware: unscrupulous or scam IP services are targeting you
For a number of years now, owners of different types of IP rights have been receiving unsolicited mail and invoices…
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To UPC, or not UPC: have you decided yet?
The Unitary Patent (UP) and the Unified Patent Court (UPC) is now expected to go live in early 2023. The…
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