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Don’t Let Fashion Copycats Ride on Your Coattails

As London’s first ever digital fashion week kicks off, we take a look at the problem of imitation goods in the fashion industry and the Intellectual Property tools available for companies to combat ...

Six Things to Consider When Protecting the Design of Your Food and Drink Product

When it comes to protecting the logo, branding and packaging of your food and drink product, often people turn their immediate attention to trade marks, potentially overlooking valuable protection ava...

Wisdom of the Crowd: How to Make Sure IP doesn’t Derail Your Crowdfunding Efforts

Startups raising hundreds of thousands – even millions – of pounds via Kickstarter may be rarer than it once was, but crowdfunding remains a popular method of fundraising.  There are a my...

Brexit Update 31/1/20

The UK leaves the EU on 31 January 2020 and will then enter a transitional period which means that essentially, the UK remains part of the EU for Intellectual Property purposes until 31 December 2020....

Justifying a Threat – Reason to Think Twice About Cease and Desists

Patents are often held up as a significant tool for someone to stop competitors in their tracks.  Indeed, if you have ever been on the receiving end of a cease and desist letter you may have felt you...

How can Digital Tech Companies Help Tackle Mental Health?

Mental health has been the subject of increasing public attention in recent years.  As well as affecting individuals’ quality of life, poor mental health exacts a significant economic toll: by some...

British Software in China – Intellectual Property and Industrial Software Considerations

The UK Intellectual Property Office recently published a guide for British companies looking to provide software to projects or customers in China to help identify and mitigate potential intellectual ...

Long Live the Idea: Using IP to Monetise Your Invention

Game-changing ideas from sole inventors and startups in tech are often shelved because the costs of implementing them are too high.  Sometimes, this is simply the reality of the market – some hurdl...

Your Brand Is Everything in the Hospitality Sector. Protect Your Intellectual Property and Strengthen Your Brand Equity

The hospitality sector is facing crisis.  Not only is it under the same external pressures as other industries, it is also being challenged by high rental prices, increasing business rates, staffing ...

Defending food and drink brand integrity: Pink Soda and JD Sports

This is the second case in our series of three in which we examine recent UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) trade mark opposition decisions where major brands enforced their reputation and goodw...