Cosmetics

There are many innovations in the cosmetic sector that can be the subject of patent applications and these may be…

Skinimalism: the term coined to describe a growing trend where consumers choose to adopt a pared down, simple routine which…

An estimated 120 billion items of packaging are produced globally every year by the beauty industry, with only a fraction…

Intellectual Property (IP) firm Barker Brettell has announced that Marcos Kauffman has been appointed IP Valuations Consultant to its IP…

For a number of years now, owners of different types of IP rights have been receiving unsolicited mail and invoices…

The European Patent Office (EPO) and participating European Union countries are in the final stages of establishing the Unitary Patent…

As the coronavirus tsunami crashed through the economy, wiping an estimated £1.7bn off the UK cosmetics and toiletries industry in…

The Coronavirus pandemic and Brexit may have caused an, albeit temporary, double whammy of business uncertainty, but important commercial opportunities…

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

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

When developing a new product, it can take years before it is a self-sustaining enterprise. This is a problem for…

Much has been written about why a startup company should invest in Intellectual Property (IP), or why it is vital…