Potter Clarkson Nominated for Nine IP Awards
Potter Clarkson has been nominated for a raft of awards at the Managing IP Awards 2022, which celebrate remarkable achievements and developments in the last year.
How to gain more time and delay the prosecution of a European patent application
How long will it take for my European Patent application to be granted? This is a common question from applicants and one which is difficult to predict, but there are things that can be done to influence the speed of prosecution.
Potter Clarkson forge powerful partnership with Westerberg to provide ‘market-leading’ UPC litigation support
Leading European IP firm, Potter Clarkson have formed a strategic partnership with Swedish patent litigators, Westerberg & Partners, to provide dedicated litigation support under the new Unified Patent Court (UPC) regime.
Potter Clarkson and Aon partner to offer platform for identifying and managing trade secrets
Potter Clarkson has announced the launch of its new blockchain-enabled Trade Secret Registry (powered by Aon), providing clients with the simplest, safest and most effective way to identify, catalogue and manage their trade secrets.
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Fashion collaborations
What have we seen so far? What’s to come? And what do brands need to think about when it comes to IP?
Metaverse Fashion Week: Considerations for designers and brand owners
As the very first Metaverse Fashion Week comes to an end, we reflect on key considerations for designers and brand owners.
How has The Apprentice highlighted the issue of protecting designer brands online?
Tonight is the final of this series of The Apprentice but it’s not the desserts and pyjamas that caught our interest.
The branding dilemma for artificial intelligence
It is no exaggeration to say the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution is already upon us with the World Economic Forum attributing the Fourth Industrial Revolution to the growth and consolidation of technologies such as AI, machine learning, deep learning and the Internet of Things (IoT).
Potter Clarkson and GEIC: Working together to drive innovation in graphene and 2D materials
The Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre (GEIC) launched in 2019 to help companies drive innovation in graphene and 2D materials. Its mission is to further the development of new technologies, products and processes created to capitalise on the remarkable properties of a wide range of advanced materials.
Cease & Desist Grand Prix: Act of free speech or race towards infringement?
In a recent drop of the Brooklyn art-collective MSCHF Product Studio Inc, the group founded a website where it sold racing-style shirts with registered trade marks of eight multinational corporations: Coca-Cola, Disney, Amazon, Tesla, Subway, Microsoft, Walmart and Starbucks.
Tecnica trade mark gets the boot
Much of the value in high-end fashion brands comes from the exclusivity of their products. Protecting themselves through appropriate intellectual property is therefore paramount to their value. But this is not without its challenges, particularly in relation to the protection of shapes, as shown by a recent case relating to the iconic Moon Boot.
Potter Clarkson recognised as 'effective, efficient and easy to do business with' in WTR 1000
Potter Clarkson is delighted to feature in the 2022 edition of WTR 1000: The World’s Leading Trademark Professionals - the definitive ‘go-to’ resource for those seeking world-class legal trade mark expertise.
How will McDonald’s entry into the metaverse impact food and drink trade mark filings?
McDonald's is expanding its trade mark coverage for its McDonald's, McCafe and M logo trade marks to include protection for virtual goods, such as food and drink, and the provision of virtual restaurants and retail outlets in the metaverse, with applications in at least the USA and the European Union.
An IP overview of 2021: A UK-China perspective
Despite the continuing disruptions brought by the Covid-19 pandemic, 2021 was a year of high-profile intellectual property stories. In this article, we provide a brief overview of some of the top stories of 2021 that may be of interest to our Chinese and British readers.
Intellectual property for creative industries
The webinar will cover the basics of IP, including how best to capture, commercialise and enforce your IP as well as a general Q&A session.