Proposed changes to pharmaceutical regulatory exclusivities in Europe
In April this year, the European Commission submitted its proposals for revisions to the EU’s pharmaceutical legislation governing the authorisation of medicinal products.
IP primer for scientist-founders
Sara Holland shares what she's learned by working with a growing number of scientist-founders.
X (trade) marks the spot
You will have done well to miss the news that Twitter has shed its old skin and emerged from the social media cocoon with a new identity as "X".
Can we fix it? Copyright fixation in Wright v BTC Core
This is one of the rare cases about the requirement of copyright fixation, which demonstrates how the English courts apply the existing, 35-year-old, copyright law to new technologies.
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IP in software: What is the best way to protect software (part 2)?
Software is actually a very good example of a type of invention that might be suitable for protection by a trade secret.
Navigating SPCs: the Windsor Framework
The House of Lords Sub-Committee on the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland released its report on the Windsor Framework on 25 July 2023. In case you missed it, we summarise below how the Framework will affect the valuable intellectual property rights known as Supplementary Protection Certificates (SPCs) in the UK.
How can a business deal with counterfeiting?
As soon as a brand hits the internet, it is at immediate risk of being copied, misused and mis-sold in an increasingly diverse range of ways.
Using trade secrets to protect software and software-based innovations
While a patent is often regarded as the ‘gold standard’ of protection for inventions, patents are not always the best option when it comes to software. Trade secrets often offer software developers a viable alternative to patents.
How does counterfeiting affect brands?
The amount of counterfeit product being sold online is more than keeping pace with the increase in online retail. As this number increases, so does the impact counterfeiting has on brands.
How can trade secrets help maximise the value of a food and drink business?
In the race to get new products into a massively saturated market, it is easy for food and drink businesses to skip over protecting every aspect of their intellectual property.
What is online brand protection?
Online brand protection is the umbrella term for the combination of strategies, activities, and measures businesses must take to safeguard their brand's reputation, intellectual property, and customer base in the digital environment.
Are the new .zip and .mov gTLD extensions an opportunity or a threat?
In March Google announced that May 2023 would see the launch of eight new top-level domains, .Foo, .Zip, .Mov, .Nexus, .Dad, .Phd, .Prof and .Esq.
Maximising the value of your 3D printing innovations: Patents and trade secrets
3D printing is now a widespread technology that may have seemed as fanciful 100 years ago as Star Trek's replicators do to us now.
Trade secrets - the forgotten IP right
In this article written for FMCG CEO, Sarah explains how to identify a trade secret and - most importantly - how to keep it.
Patent term extensions and exclusivity amid blockbuster drug patent expirations
As 10 blockbuster drug patents expire, do pharma companies need to focus even more on patent term extensions & exclusivity strategy?