Rosie BurbidgeMar 20, 20223 minWhat do you need to do before picking a new brand name?The risk of not doing any kind of trade mark search before launching a new business was clear in a recent IPEC case in which His Honour...
Rosie BurbidgeMar 20, 20223 minWhen is confidential information misused?Confidential information – which can include databases, sales figures, spreadsheets – is often an extremely valuable part of modern...
Rosie BurbidgeMar 6, 20222 minWhere is the line for prior art and registered designs? The UK's IP Enterprise Court (IPEC) has recently been pondering existential questions relating to design rights. The case is Erol v Posh...
Rosie BurbidgeFeb 27, 20222 minHow should an IP licence agreement be interpreted?What happens when two parties cannot agree about the interpretation of an IP licence agreement? This question was recently examined by...