How to protect a new business idea: ultimate guide to safeguarding your intellectual property
By Oliver Davey
Protecting business ideas is a crucial step in every entrepreneur’s journey. Your idea may seem like a small thing now, …
Tag: Intellectual Property
Corporate Law Firms For Your London Business
By Oliver Davey
No matter the size of your business, if you are a business owner, you will probably find the need for …
The Trademark Helpline: An Essential Service for UK SMEs
By Emma Ames
SME brands might be at risk of trademark trolls, brand clashes, and unexpected court battles. We sat down with Jon …
The importance of UK copyright in the trade negotiations
Using the IP Chapters as “political giveaways” in the on-going trade negotiations could have a damaging and long-lasting impact on creative industries. Rebecca Deegan, Director of Policy and Public Affairs at the British Copyright Council, sheds light on the issue.
Intellectual property rights in a no deal Brexit era
By Guy Wilmot
Guy Wilmot unveils what impact a no deal Brexit could have on intellectual property – and why/how the UK can remain a centre of creative excellence.
How Active Hound survived an intellectual property scare
By David Craik
A dog is man’s best friend, so the saying goes, particularly when it comes to inspiring business ideas.
What do you do if a business tycoon steals your farting unicorn?
Artists, billionaires and a farting magic-horse. Want to know more
What SMEs can learn from the Waitrose chocolate plagiarism debate
By Staff writer
In a recent dispute between boutique chocolatier Hotel Chocolat and Waitrose, Hotel Chocolat claimed a Waitrose product was an imitation of its flagship chocolate ‘slab . Waitrose has since agreed to stop making the bars of chocolate, with no court action taken.
Use protection! How to navigate the patent process for entrepreneurs
By Staff writer
With World Intellectual Property Day landing on 26 April this year, Real Business heard from serial inventor Graham Harris about how entrepreneurs can chart a path through the UK’s patenting process before bringing a new product to market.
Despite tensions, now is not the time to disengage from Russia
By Staff writer
There have been political tensions between Russia and many western nations for several years. Sanctions have been imposed on Russia since 2014, by the US and the EU as a result of their interpretation of the situation in Crimea and Eastern Ukraine, which Russia disputes.