For brand owners, the figures are impressive: market research company Mintel estimated that £419 million was spent by Britons on…
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The state of things to come
Recent word on the street is that the electric vehicle tipping point, when the total cost of ownership of a…
Read MoreBe Brexit ready: Important information about EU designations of International (Madrid Protocol) trade marks and International (Hague) Designs
The UK is set to leave the EU on 31st October 2019 which will have an impact on certain Intellectual…
Read MoreCorporate Frenemies – co-operation and competition in the automotive industry
With the automotive sector undergoing some big changes, especially in areas such as electrification and connectivity – as mentioned in…
Read MoreStandardising a revolution?
The role of Standards Essential Patents in the automotive industry The ACES revolution The automotive industry is undergoing some of…
Read MoreA career in Intellectual Property: the engine room of innovation
Katie Howe, double award-winning patent attorney at Barker Brettell developed a love for science, and in particular physics, from an…
Read MoreExam success tips from award-winning trainees
This article was originally published on the IP Careers website, August 2019. Inside Careers recently caught up with Craig Slater…
Read MoreNew hires, new horizons
Birmingham-headquartered intellectual property (IP) specialist Barker Brettell has announced a 25 per cent increase in its trainee attorney intake this…
Read MoreFrom concept to commercialisation
The Sinclair ZX80 is quite rightly remembered as the UK’s first mass-marker home computer, making Sir Clive Sinclair a household…
Read MoreAre you ready? EPO announces changes to appeal procedure
On 1 January 2020, the rules governing procedure in ‘Appeals of Decisions’ made by the European Patent Office (EPO) will…
Read MoreInspirational and innovative: the medical devices of tomorrow
Companies working in the medical device space are an inspiration, working tirelessly to improve the lives of patients and their…
Read MoreKeeping the faith: China amends law to combat TM squatters
As we have already reported here, many trade mark owners seeking to register their mark in China have found that…
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