Earlier this year, luxury high-performance automotive manufacturer Porsche was in the spotlight for bringing legal action in the US against…
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What’s in a name? Well, quite a lot really
Lucy Walker, Chartered Trade Mark Attorney and Partner at intellectual property experts Barker Brettell, agrees that trading under your name…
Read MoreThe legal tightrope of brand mimicry by discount supermarkets
In the food and drink space, ‘dupes’ refer to alternative (often, lower cost) products that closely mimic well-known food and…
Read MoreInnovative technologies take flight – developments in avionics
Avionics have been instrumental in establishing modern aviation. Since the term – a portmanteau of “aviation electronics” – was coined…
Read MoreHighway to hydrogen?
The decarbonisation of road transport in the coming decades seems inevitable. Governments around the world are preparing to ban the…
Read MoreWhy are humans smarter than llamas: limitations of modern AI
In the past 30 years, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has improved by leaps and bounds. Suitably programmed computers are very well…
Read MoreUPC tweaks EPO inventive step approach as Sanofi succeeds against Amgen
Abstract Shortly after celebrating its one-year anniversary, things look to be very much in full swing for the Unitary Patent…
Read MoreThe outcome we probably expected. The Court of Appeal reaches a verdict on the Emotional Perception AI case
The Court of Appeal has now handed down the judgment in, arguably, the summer of 2024’s most anticipated UK patent…
Read MoreRegistered Designs: The Lego exception and beyond
Registered Designs are an effective way to get some IP protection in place, particularly in cases where the bar for…
Read MoreIs new matter added by combining dependent claims?
In many jurisdictions (most notably the U.S.), multiple dependency of claims is not allowed. It is therefore common to have…
Read MoreReaching for the stars? How merchandising became the film industry’s golden ticket
In a galaxy far, far, away… in a land also known as Hollywood, George Lucas had a vision: to make…
Read MoreDo you have a valid Address for Service (AFS) against your UK trade marks?
As a result of ongoing discussions with the Chartered Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys (CITMA) on the subject of Address…
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