The War against Counterfeit Goods The war against counterfeit goods rages on with Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs), i.e., patents, designs, trade marks and designs, etc., being a major weapon in the fight against the spread of these damaging goods. The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) has recently released the results of a survey concerning [...]
If you are considering what signs should be used to identify your new product or you have decided to re-brand, you will want to ensure that your products stand out in the marketplace and one way of doing that is to adopt unique signs as indicators of your brand, i.e., a trade mark. A trade [...]
This year, World Intellectual Property Day celebrates talented female inventors, creators, and entrepreneurs, and their contributions to improving our lives. Women in all regions are shaping the world through their imagination, ingenuity and hard work, but often face significant challenges in accessing the knowledge, skills, resources and support they need to thrive. As part of [...]
This year World IP day celebrates the “can do” attitude of women inventors, creators and entrepreneurs around the world and their ground-breaking work. Some of the most famous woman inventors are, to name but a few, - Josephine Cochrane, Maria Beasley and Grace Hopper. American inventor Josephine Cochrane invented the idea of a mechanical dishwasher [...]
This year, World Intellectual Property Day celebrates talented female inventors, creators, and entrepreneurs, and their contributions to improving our lives. Women in all regions are shaping the world through their imagination, ingenuity and hard work, but often face significant challenges in accessing the knowledge, skills, resources and support they need to thrive. As part of [...]
What brand do you think of when you see this sign? In 2020 Tesco adopted the sign of a solid yellow circle on a blue background to identify their Clubcard price promotions. Lidl, who has used a yellow dot ringed in red on a blue background, i.e., since around 1987 and have a number of [...]
I had the great pleasure and opportunity to attend, along with my colleague Cherrie Stewart, the annual spring meeting of the Chartered Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys on March 16, 2023, which was held in London in the beautiful Waldorf hotel. The theme of the conference was "Strategies for Success" and attendees heard various interesting [...]
I wonder if you know the names, Nancy Johnson, Maria Beasley or Henrietta Vansittart. Possibly not, but these are women who were innovators, inventors and entrepreneurs at a time when women were expected to stay at home and keep house. They all lived in the 19th century and were trailblazers in a time when the [...]
Germany has ratified the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court The anticipated German Ratification of the UPC Agreement has finally taken place after the German government deposited its instrument of ratification of the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court with the Council of the European Union, thus triggering the start of the sunrise period on [...]
It has come to our attention that several of our clients have received fraudulent emails, claiming that a third party is attempting to register that client's trade mark. This email is also being sent to other IP owners through-out the country. The email purports to offer you a chance to register your trade mark in [...]
