Are you an innovative tech company that relies on R&D and product development to stay one step ahead of your competitors? If so, it is likely that you are familiar with intellectual property rights, and how they can help you to protect your investment and...
When innovators have an idea for a new product, they will often use the expertise that you, as a product developer or designer, have, to make sure that a marketable product is developed, tested and designed. There is obviously a cost associated with that, so how can...
Many innovators and R&D teams understand and appreciate the value of patent searching, both as a design tool and to see what others in their field are up to. Patent searching can help to identify what may be patentable about your own innovation, provide key...
I don’t usually blog about in-depth trade mark issues because I am not a Chartered Trade Mark attorney, and I use a trusted partner to help me to provide high quality trade mark services, so I don’t often feel qualified to comment on trade mark issues. However, it is...
Patents are territorial rights. This means that if, for example, you have a UK patent, it will allow you to stop others from making or selling your invention in the UK. BUT, if you want to be able to stop them from doing the same in other countries, then you need to...
