The Crucial Role Of Intellectual Property in Securing Investment
Intellectual Property is a Foundation for Business Growth In today’s innovation-led economy, intellectual property (IP) is far more than just a legal ‘tick... Read more.
Boost Your Business With The WECA ‘Intellectual Property For Growth’ Grant Scheme
WECA Make Available Funding For Small Businesses That Can Be Put Towards Intellectual Property Excercises A recent announcement by WECA (West of England Combined... Read more.
SH&P Joins The techSPARK Community!
SH&P Now Collaborating With techSPARK Community Members Bringing IP Awareness to Start-Up Businesses We are excited to announce that Stevens Hewlett & Perkins... Read more.
New SME Financial Support Scheme – ‘IP Advance’
Funding Help is at Hand For Businesses Wanting to Protect Their Intellectual Property Intellectual property (IP) is often an unsung hero in the world of business.... Read more.
Inventors Shine At European Patent Office Inventor Awards
Bright ideas from inventors across Europe were recognised at the European Patent Office Inventor Awards 2016 recently. Teams from Germany, Denmark and France were... Read more.
US Patent For Wright Brothers’ ‘Flying Machine’ Rediscovered
US Patent No. 821,393 was granted to the pioneering brothers, Orville and Wilbur Wright, 110 years ago; and disappeared after being loaned to the Smithsonian Museum... Read more.
EU General Court Refuses Trade Mark Registration For Plain Coca-Cola Bottle
The General Court of the European Union has recently affirmed a decision by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), formerly known as the Office... Read more.
Trunki Design Suffers Defeat In Supreme Court
Supreme Court ruling prompts the UKIPO to update guidance for designers. The case in question started in 2013 when Magmatic Limited (Magmatic), the company which... Read more.
Indian Patent Office Proposes Streamlining Examination Procedure
New rules proposed by the Indian Ministry of Commerce and Industry are designed to streamline the examination procedure for patent applications at the Indian Patent... Read more.
IBM Is Leading US Patent Recipient
US technology company IBM has announced that it received the most patents in the USA in 2015, a position it has achieved for 23 years in a row. The company was... Read more.
Record Numbers Of Patent And Trade Mark Applications In 2014
A recent report from the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) says that the number of patent and trade mark applications around the globe reached a new... Read more.
Robotics And 3D Printing Patents Dominated By Japan And US
A recent report by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) shows that Japan and the US are at the head of the group of nations leading the way in 3D... Read more.
IPEC Fines Scam IP Agency £500,000
Scam Agency Called ‘The Intellectual Property Agency’ Brought to Book by IPEC – Fined Half a Million Pounds The Intellectual Property Enterprise Court... Read more.
Beer-Related Trade Marks Increase In The UK
As consumer appetite grows for craft beers, the UK’s Intellectual Property Office (IPO) has seen an increase of 12% in the number of beer-related trade marks registered... Read more.
Launchpad Competition For Young British Inventors
The Launchpad competition, organised by the Royal Academy of Engineering (RAE), has been won by the inventor of an inflatable incubator. The winner receives £15000,... Read more.
SH&P Client Wins Horners Award For Innovation
In a strong field of entries, SH&P client Guardian Maritime Limited was recently awarded the prestigious Horners Award for innovation in plastics design and... Read more.
Fitbit And Jawbone Take Steps Over Patent Dispute
In a young, growing and potentially very lucrative market, patents, design rights and reputation matter. Two of the best-known names in the wearable activity tracking... Read more.
Canadian Company Invents Space Elevator
A Canadian technology company has been granted a US patent for an innovative system of sending people and equipment into space, making the whole process of getting... Read more.
Sinclair Seeks Crowdfunding For ‘A-Bike’ Electric
Crowdfunding has proved to be an imaginative and often lucrative way for inventors and start-up businesses to raise money to fund the prototyping, production and... Read more.
Patent For Crime-Cutting Letterbox
Crime-cutting Letterbox A potentially life-saving device is being patented by its UK inventor. Andy Ging, from Oakwood in Derby has developed a product called... Read more.
Increase In UK Trade Mark Applications
Figures published by the UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO) show that it received nearly 55,000 trade mark applications in 2014; an increase of more than 8% on... Read more.
Google Patent Reveals More About Self-Driving Cars
As car manufacturers continue to develop and test new technologies that are designed to make driving easier and safer, Google has filed a patent application that... Read more.
More Patent Applications From France And Germany Than UK In 2014
A recent study by Thomson Reuters shows that the UK fell significantly behind its major European competitors, France and Germany, in the number of patents filed... Read more.
UK Company Refused ‘Champagne’ Trade Mark For Flooring Products
Ball & Young, a company based in Corby, Northamptonshire, applied to the UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO) to register the trade mark ‘Cloud 9 Caviar and... Read more.
Letter From Intel Forces UK Business To Rebrand
A letter from US-based computer chip giant Intel has forced a small business in the UK to rebrand and spend over £15,000 changing signage and other material. The... Read more.
Stephen Hawking Seeks Trade Mark Registration For His Name
World-famous physicist, Professor Stephen Hawking, has applied to the UK Intellectual Property Office for trade mark protection for his name. Professor Hawking is... Read more.
SH&P Exhibiting At Business Showcase South West 2015
Once again SH&P will be exhibiting at the Business Showcase South West event at the Colston Hall, Bristol from 14th-15th May. New for this year is the Seminar... Read more.
Will EPO Unitary Patent Price SMEs Out Of IP Market?
Intellectual Property professionals and businesses alike have been waiting to see what the European Patent Office (EPO) will propose in terms of costs for the future... Read more.
UK Patent Granted For Flood Defence Improvements
Two inventors from the UK have been granted a patent for an innovative food defence system. The Oasis™ Flood Protection System has been designed for easy manufacture... Read more.
Could You Win The James Dyson Award?
The 2015 James Dyson Award – a competition that is open to university students or recent graduates studying product design, industrial design or engineering –... Read more.
UK Government To Introduce Plain Packaging for Tobacco Products
The UK government has passed legislation enforcing the introduction of plain packaging for cigarettes and hand-rolling tobacco. The plain packaging requirement... Read more.
UK Top For Intellectual Property Enforcement
An index compiled by the US Chamber of Commerce Global Intellectual Property (IP) Center has placed the UK at number one for IP enforcement. This result is a reflection... Read more.
Young Inventor Receives Funding For Braille Printer
A 13 year-old American boy is thought to be one of the youngest inventors ever to receive funding for an invention. Computing giant Intel has invested in further... Read more.
Tesco Trade Mark Application For Word ‘Clubcard’ Refused
Supermarket chain Tesco has been refused a trade mark registration for the word ‘Clubcard’. Tesco applied to the UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO)... Read more.