Food & Drink

New regulations, recent government policies and consumer demand are putting pressure on the food and drink manufacturing industry to make…

The legalisation of cannabis is a hot topic. Some of the major US states have already, or will soon be,…

The United States Patent and Trade Mark Office (USPTO) has recently granted a trade mark for the scent of Play-Doh….

As somebody who ensures brands are legally protected for a living, my position is obviously going to be that companies…

Protectable ‘innovative’ product designs versus generic ‘innovative’ product designs – a product development warning. What is innovation? According to Gary…

Traditionally innovation in the agricultural sector has, quite literally, been driven from the ground up to maximise yield (crop varieties,…

Branding, and the values it represents, is at the core of all businesses, so it is understandable that companies will…

As I previously reported, there is plenty of innovation in the soft drinks industry; some of this stems from the…

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…

The soft drinks industry levy nicknamed the ‘sugar tax’ was announced in the 2016 Budget and was a key part…

Following on from the overview by Sarah Lait, head of Barker Brettell’s trade mark practice, and the more in-depth discussion…