Posts Tagged: uk
World Intellectual Property Indicators 2017: Design Patent Highlights
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has published its annual World Intellectual Property Indicators. For the second consecutive year, the number of design applications filed worldwide continued …
Protecting Trade Secrets in Europe – An Update
With the June 9 deadline for national implementation fast approaching, we surveyed colleagues in our other European offices to check the state of play in their jurisdiction. The …
How Does the UK Trade Mark Registration System operate?
The news headlines are becoming ever more populated with stories of big brands trying and failing in some instances to register a trade mark for their product. …
C-Suite Executives More Aware of Trademark Portfolio Risk and Reward
Eight in ten C-level executives believe trademark infringement of their marks is on the rise... Despite their feeling that trademark infringement is on the rise, 66% of organizations …
Brexit from an IP Law point of view
The UK is the fifth largest economy in the world, so I have little doubt that companies would pay solid money to protect their interest in that …
UK Digital Strategy initiatives in AI, robotics underscore lagging U.S. development caused by patent ineligibility of software
The absurd way in which important players in the U.S. patent system view the patentability of software innovations will undoubtedly harm our country’s chances of …
Intellectual Property Rights in UK Law
There are several different forms of intellectual property rights available in the United Kingdom, each with its own formality, level of protection, and duration period. It is …
Trade Secrets Directive: Its effect and the impact of Brexit
If you ask ten different people, you will probably get ten different answers. In fact, fewer than half of the European Union's 28 member states actually have a …
Plain confectionery packaging a heavy-handed response to health concerns
Legislating for tobacco-style plain packages for confectionery is a disproportionate response to the obesity crisis and strips companies of valuable trademarks, writes the Institute of Economic Affairs' …
Brexit Implications: A decision that will have significant effect on the IP and IT markets
This decision will continue to have a significant effect on the IP/IT market which has been governed by so many EU Regulations and Directives in the …
Brexit and IP Rights: No significant changes in the short term
As is being widely reported in the general press, the UK has voted to exit the European Union. There are many questions about what this decision means …
Brexit: Will it stop the European Unitary Patent before it starts?
As the UK indeed voted for Brexit, the Unitary Patent system will now have to be re-negotiated altogether. The Unitary Patent Regulation states that the Unitary Patent …
Innovation can create economic success in developing countries facing the middle-income trap
A rising tide lifts all boats. While an age-old saying, the concept is relatively simple really. Of course, the path to broad based economic opportunity for all …
Brexit: English corporate law and transaction implications
While the precise details of the terms of a Brexit will be worked out in the coming months and years, businesses likely to be affected by a …
Re-Classification According to New EU Trade Mark Regulation
The new European Community Trade Mark Regulation, as approved by Regulation (EU) 2015/2424 of the European Parliament, entered into force on March 23, 2016. Among other amendments, the provisions of …
