Margaret Briffa celebrates Kat Maconie, followed by a photoshoot with Duncan Raban, his surf board and red carpet! I am delighted to publish another in our video series #BriffaCelebrates with my visit to Kat Maconie. Kat set up in 2009 which has gone from strength to strength on the heels of her bold and irreverent…
DetailsBriffa Art Party – bagel frenzy! With the annual Briffa Art Party almost upon us, Margaret and Adrienne take to the streets in a frenzy to order and prepare 250 bagels for their guests. ‘We really look forward to the London Art Fair each year as this is when we host the Briffa Art Party…
DetailsNew “Swissness” legislation, roll on “Britishness”! On 1 January 2017 the new “Swissness” legislation came into force in Switzerland. The purpose of this new legislation is to ensure the continued strength and value of the Swiss brand on a global basis. Switzerland is famed for cheese, chocolates and watches, their products are exclusive and high…
Details#BriffaCelebrates – Evarae With the end of year winter celebrations over and snow threatened for later this week we must as tradition dictates turn our attention to summer holidays and warmer climes. What better place to get lost in the promise of sunshine than Evarae.com and Evarae’s beautifully crafted swimwear. Lovingly created by Georgia Thompson,…
Details#BriffaBites – Spring Cleaning your Intellectual Property Portfolio For many businesses, they register their domain names and trade marks, put the certificates at the back of a drawer and forget about them until they have an issue. However, we recommend that our clients are proactive and keep their domain name and trade mark portfolio under…
Details#BriffaBites – Star Trek As an avid trekkie, the latest on the copyright infringement brought by CBS and Paramount against Axanar is riveting. Published at a time when CBS and Paramount were planning to launch a TV show #StarTrek Discovery, Axanar had claimed that their film ‘Prelude’ is a ‘mockumentary’ and that its output was…
DetailsIndemnity Costs in the IPEC One of the great successes of the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court (the “IPEC”, formerly known as the Patents County Court) is the recognition that not all IP matters are of high enough value to be held in the high court. By setting costs and damages caps (at time of writing,…
Details#BriffaCelebrates – Team Briffa! Briffa team punches its way into 2017 with the launch of our Briffa team photoshoot. This happy montage shot by our artist in residence Duncan Raban celebrates all the team and Briffa life. Here you will find hard evidence of what fun can be had with a camera catwalk and surfboard. Absolutely…
Details#BriffaWay – Kindness More than 2000 years after some poor bloke was nailed to a tree for suggesting that people should just be nice to one another, the kindness movement still has a long way to go. One profession which most people would not think you needed a jot of kindness to be successful in…
DetailsA Christmas present from Briffa – 5 top tips for the perfect brand name. Choosing the ideal brand name is no mean feat. For it to be truly valuable to your business, it needs to be registered as a trade mark, but this is easier said than done. Here are our 5 top tips for…
DetailsPhotograph by Jelena Ivanović | EXIT Photo Team Duran Duran Sued by Publisher for Reclaiming Song Rights. As is typical in publishing agreements, Duran Duran’s deal with Gloucester Place Music Limited (part of EMI) included a worldwide assignment of rights in their songs for the duration of copyright and any extensions and renewals. Duran Duran…
Details‘Pay’ trade mark wars – Paypal and Paytm. Earlier this month, PayPal opposed a trade mark application for the “Paytm” logo in India. PayPal filed its opposition citing the visual similarity between the PayPal logo and the Paytm logo (both logos incorporate similar light blue and dark blue elements). It argued that the Paytm logo…
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