By Staff writer
The importance of intellectual property protection is two-fold. On the one hand, it’s about protecting key business assets and on the other, it’s about unlocking and exploiting the value in those assets through activity such as licensing deals.
By Staff writer
Claire O’Brien, head of IP litigation at law firm Mills & Reeve, uses a recent high-profile case to discuss the best approach to take when you want to protect your brand.
By Staff writer
Some £20m will be paid to cycle wear manufacturer Assos of Switzerland and German menswear retailer Anson’s Herrenhaus to settle ongoing disputes about alleged Asos trademark infringements.
After the UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO) surprisingly approved of Specsavers’ trademark of “should’ve,” we took a look at companies that succeeded in monopolising one word.
If you thought “Ukip The Musical” – yes, there was one – was the crème of the crop in terms of strange theatre productions, then you obviously haven’t heard that the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) received a trademark request for some Brexit-themed stage entertainment.
By Dave Clark
Trademarking your business name can help you assert your brand’s intellectual property. Here are ten key facts about trademarking.
Choosing a name for a new business venture is often looked upon as the moment when an entrepreneurial idea becomes real for the first time.
In theory, we aspire to originality, but we often tend to mirror those we admire most. While this is no different for businesses, the latest trademark battle has highlighted that some business owners merely hold personal grudges and don’t want others to perform better.
