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It’s not often a charitable organisation hits the headlines over an Intellectual Property (IP) dispute. But recently the actor Laurence…

For many, whilst COVID remains an issue, wearing a face mask at some point during day-to-day life has quickly become…

The global business community is experiencing the biggest challenge since the Second World War: the COVID-19 pandemic. In a six…

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

Employees in the cosmetics sector often work in highly creative environments where innovation is encouraged and nurtured. For many, their…

Two bicycle companies, Brompton Bicycle Limited and Get2Get, are in dispute at the Belgian Tribunal de l’entreprise de Liège over…

On the 31 January 2020, the UK and EU ratified the UK’s Withdrawal Agreement from the EU, meaning that the…

It is a problem that, as trade mark attorneys, we come across all too often – trade mark owners find…

Your designs are registered – time to put your feet up? Not necessarily. Managing your registered design rights can be…

2011 was a year of the Arab Spring, the Fukushima disaster, the end of Osama bin Laden and the entry…

What were the final items you picked up before leaving home this morning? Chances are that it was your keys….

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