businesses to resolve disputes legitimately and enforce their rights.” The government response was compiled by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) and the UK Intellectual Property
The UK has been ranked as the second most innovative country in the world. The Global Innovation Index has placed the UK above the USA, Singapore and Germany for the third year running, recognising
The number of claims brought at the UK’s specialist IP court have increased by nearly 70%, a sign that its simplified trial procedures are working, lawyers have said. According to a freedom of
system for standing up for British inventors. Mr Baylis who is best known for inventing the wind-up radio, this week wrote to Madam Fu Ying, the Chinese ambassador to the UK, to thank the country for
with registered design numbers to provide public notice of registered design rights. The problem, as per UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO), is that multiple IP rights may be applicable to a single
A UK company has been denied a trademark for a range of flooring products using the names ‘Caviar’ and ‘Champagne’ after opposition from the trade body that represents Champagne producers and houses.
In a Times Higher Education blog post Feridun Hamdullahpur, president and vice-chancellor at the University of Waterloo, offers several key recommendations on how to build successful industry-sponsore...
With strong backing from interested parties in the intellectual property community, the United Kingdom government plans to introduce legislation to give registered UK or European Community design
, Composers and Authors (BASCA), the Musicians’ Union, and UK Music after they challenged the exception, introduced by the Department for Business, Innovation & Skills (BIS) in October last year. The
As police forces up and down the country turn the screw on sellers of illegal streaming boxes, the government is now considering whether pirates in general should receive tougher sentences. Currently,...