We have been warning clients for some time about a number of fraudulent organisations in existence which purport to be legitimate Intellectual Property organisations

The December 2014 edition of the CIPA Journal carried an article entitled "G20 developments: what do they mean for the UK’s Patent Box?"

The news is full of criticism for convenience food and drinks containing too much sugar or an equally undesirable mixture of E numbers and additives in the "light" and "diet" offerings.

We recently surveyed some of our clients to gain an insight into how many of them are using Patent Box now that it has been up and running for a year – the results are interesting.

Following our previous articles concerning the new gTLD releases, it is clear that the Internet is changing.

Proposals to establish specialist IP courts in China have moved forward and pilot courts are being explored in the first-tier cities of Beijing, Guangdong and Shanghai.

Recent changes in the UK mean that it may now be easier, quicker and cheaper to get a UK patent revoked using the UK Intellectual Property Office.

In good news for creative businesses, there has been progress made with extending the options available under the Hague system for registered design protection.

It is self-evident that a company’s name is of great value; this initially serves to identify you to the public and the company’s image will become linked to that name.

As has been previously reported, it is not a tax on all sugar, but rather a levy targeting manufacturers of sugary soft drinks.

Google Inc. has recently announced what it calls a "Patent Purchase Promotion", inviting patent owners to offer to sell their patents to the company.

Last year the UK government launched a Patent Box incentive scheme, enabling companies with granted UK patents to benefit from a reduced rate of corporation tax.

Monday 15 June 2015 is being designated "Beer Day Britain" in an initiative encouraging those involved in the industry to run events in celebration of British beer.

Apple and Google recently agreed to a ceasefire in their ongoing patent battle...

In horse racing, for most people, picking a winner relies on a large degree of luck.

If you have been on holiday this summer, you cannot have failed to have noticed an array of children's suitcases being pulled through the airport...

China operates a "first to file" trade mark protection system.

Cosmetic Warriors Ltd ("CW") has been successful in a UK High Court (HC) infringement action against Amazon.co.uk and Amazon EU Sarl ("Amazon").

A new option for obtaining patent protection will soon be available in Morocco, which will allow the rights there to be derived from a European patent.

An eagerly awaited decision looked at the legality of linking to content on the World Wide Web (WWW) in terms of copyright infringement.