Data - the essential ingredient for driving innovation in food manufacturing
This article, written exclusively for Food Manufacture explores the availability and role of IP in protecting data-driven innovations to be used by your business.
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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Hidden Value: The digital IP you didn't realise you have
Today every business is a digital business. If you don’t believe me, think about the following scenarios:
White paper: Creating the right IP strategy to maximise the value of your innovation
In this white paper we discuss why creating a strong IP strategy is essential to a business’ success and examine the components that should be considered and included.
Product Design Engineering 2022 Degree Show
Deborah Maxwell was part of a panel of judges at the Product Design Engineering 2022 Degree Show at the Glasgow School of Art.
Fashion and IP update: 'Hottest' brands and latest fashion trends and collaborations
When it comes to IP protection, fashion brands should consider making the most of what is available to them.
UK Design Framework Consultation: An analysis of the responses
Following our previous post regarding the public consultation recently carried out by the UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO), we have reviewed the analysis of responses from the IPO and detail these in the sections below.
Response to public consultation on UK designs framework
The UK Intellectual Property Office recently held a public consultation on the UK designs framework. The government has now responded to the consultation with an analysis of the responses received, including identification of issues for further consideration.
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.
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.
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.
Will AI accelerate the development of 2D materials?
The Henry Royce Institute and the World Economic Forum have drawn attention to the need for us to accelerate the development of advanced materials, including 2D materials.
How have design rights kept pace with the demands of digital designers?
When you think of intellectual property (IP) rights, you probably think about protecting drugs, devices or logos which means IP rights aren’t for cutting edge creatives like digital designers, right? Wrong!