The auto industry is rich in IP. Trade marks protect all-important brand names, logos and taglines. Registered designs protect things like trade dress, upholstery patterns and the shape and design of wheels and other car parts. Patents protect various technologies and technological improvement in areas such as connectivity, locking, intelligent braking, reversing and steering and…
People sometimes make the mistake of thinking that Intellectual Property Law is not something which directly concerns them. You would usually associate IP with the creative industries such as music, fashion, art, film etc. or life sciences and technology. However, IP considerations find their way into nearly every industry – and especially in cases where…
A business generating significant revenue doesn’t automatically entitle that business to survive the next 12 months – business must also ensure that cash flowing into the business is greater than expenditure, over a given period of time. However, businesses seeking to obtain IP protection in the early stages of development may wonder how a positive…
On September 24th the UK IPO updated its publication on IP and Brexit: The facts, to advise on the position in the event of a no deal or ‘hard’ Brexit. It brought to mind the 1980 government leaflet on How To Survive a Nuclear Attack. It is written in the same matter of fact jaunty…
Blockchain is the latest buzzword on everyone’s lips and it’s not hard to see why; the technology has the potential to completely change how we create, secure and transfer intangible property ranging from money and insurance to contracts and IP. We deal with a number of clients in the media sector and of particular interest…
As a business it is important to consider how much your intellectual property rights are worth. This is not just relevant to business owners who are thinking of selling their business to another, it is also relevant to businesses who may wish to invest in a particular product/ brand or licence the same. Before attempting…
Google attempts to limit the scope of legislative ruling It’s been reported that Google is appealing to the French High Court to limit the scope of the right to be forgotten. The present right to be forgotten is enshrined in case law (Google Spain v AEPD and Mario Costeja González) since 2014; soon to be…
The International Olympic Committee (“IOC”) have relaxed the ban on Olympic athletes lending their name, image or likeness to advertising campaigns around the Olympic Games. The IOC strictly govern advertising and sponsorship around the Olympic Games to prevent over-commercialisation of the Games, promote the focus on an athlete’s performance and, potentially most importantly, protect the…