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Budget Backs Medical Research, Cuts Patent Tax, Gives to University Research
In a range of measures announced in the budget on 21 March, the Chancellor, George Osborne, announced that he was backing UK medical research, cutting the tax on patents and setting aside £100 millio ...23 March 2012
Category News, Patents, Designs & Copyright
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Navajo Nation Takes Trade Mark Issue to Court
The Navajo Nation, which represents the Navajo Native American tribe, has lodged a formal legal complaint against clothing retailer Urban Outfitters for trade mark infringement. It claims that the re ...21 March 2012
Category News, Trade Marks
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Inventor Could Have Dreamt Up “New Scrabble”
An inventor from Gloucestershire is hoping his new word game could be the successor to the world-famous Scrabble. Mike Woods, a retired journalist and PR consultant, has been developing games for ov ...19 March 2012
Category News, Patents, Designs & Copyright
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New Patent Prosecution Highway Opens with Germany
A pilot scheme has been launched between the UK and Germany to test the practicalities and benefits of quicker processing of patent applications in both countries. The scheme was launched on 1 March ...16 March 2012
Category News, Patents, Designs & Copyright
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Wapple Wins Trade Mark Fight with Apple
It is a problem that was never anticipated when the company was named, but Bromsgrove-based business Wapple has been in a legal tangle with technology giant Apple - and has won. The name Wapple has ...15 March 2012
Category News, Trade Marks
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iPad Trade Mark Fight Continues with “Deception” Filing
Apple is spending a lot of time and money defending its right to use the “iPad” trade mark around the world for its tablet products. The battle is with Proview, an Asian electronics company, whi ...12 March 2012
Category News, Trade Marks
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SH&P Launches Patent Help Video
Leading intellectual property firm, SH&P, has launched the first in a series of short videos designed to help businesses see the benefits of protecting their inventions, ideas and brands.The anima ...09 March 2012
Category News, SH&P News
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Generic Terms Face Uphill Trade Mark Battle
A case that has recently been publicised in the USA sheds light on an increasingly difficult problem for businesses that want to be found on the internet: adopting a generic term as a trade mark. The ...09 March 2012
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Microsoft Joins Apple in “Essential” Patents Share
A letter from Apple to the European Telecommunication Standards Institute (ETSI) has recently come to light, showing that the company is concerned about the apparent blocking of patents that are essen ...02 March 2012
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Intellectual Property Rights for “Personality” at the Guernsey IPO
In early February 2012, the Guernsey Intellectual Property Office released a draft of proposed legislation aimed at allowing people to protect their image. Although the Office has, at the moment, on ...29 February 2012
Category News, Patents, Designs & Copyright
