Patents

A recent report by the UK Automotive Council[1] has found that cars manufactured in the UK are including more British…

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

While Humpty Dumpty may have said in Alice in Wonderland: “When I use a word, it means just what I…

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

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

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…

Irrespective of Brexit, the unitary patent (UP) agreement may come into force by early next year. When a European patent…

The Federation council of Russia has just approved a federal law ratifying the Hague Agreement.  The law will come into…

Once again the wonders of graphene are back in the headlines, with the recent news of a graphene sieve that…

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO’s) Patent Trial and Appeal Board handed down its decision, on 15 February 2017,…

It’s an industry traditionally associated with unhurried rejuvenation and relaxation, but in reality keeping ahead of trends is challenging in…