I couldn’t let Valentines Day go past without picking up on one of the longest courtships in history. Barbie and Ken have, I’m sure, celebrated many Valentines Days together. And they have a sound IP strategy to thank for that. Barbie and Ken – how a...
Remember this? Rubik’s Cube® I remember when the Rubik’s cube® hit the shelves in shops around the UK. Years before the internet was invented, it nevertheless became an overnight sensation and everyone I knew had one. People started bragging about how quickly...
It’s amazing what you discover when you Google “female innovators”. One particularly notable innovator was none other than Hedy Lamarr, the star of the big screen in the 1920s. Publicity photo c.1940 Ahead of her time In her spare time, she worked on inventions of...
Patents for Board Games It may come as a surprise to some that board games and card games are, under certain conditions, patentable in the UK and in the USA, and patents for board games can be hugely valuable. In fact, one of the best known board games in the world...
The Patent Box Scheme A patent is a type of intellectual property right intended to protect technical innovation, and its purpose is to enable its owner to prevent third parties from making or selling (or otherwise using for commercial purposes) the innovation covered...
