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...

Confidential information – which can include databases, sales figures, spreadsheets – is often an extremely valuable part of modern...

China has been steadily overhauling its IP system for well over a decade. Last week, in the latest development, China joined WIPO’s Hague...

The unitary patent represents the biggest change to the IP landscape in Europe since the Community Trade Mark (now EUTM). Even if you’re...

The UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) has launched a call for views on the designs system. It says this will “help us better...