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Professor Ian Hargreaves has published his report on intellectual property rights that had been commissioned by David Cameron in November last year. His report makes ten recommendations, which include...
IPO receives complaint about Tesco yogurt trade mark application
Eckes-Granni, the German food manufacturer, has filed its opposition with the UK’s Intellectual Property Office to Tesco’s registered trade mark application for its new ‘Yoo’ range of yogurts.
The...
Remedies for Infringement of UK and EU Registered Designs to be harmonised
The UK’s Intellectual Property Office – the body in charge of maintaining the registers of intellectual property rights in the UK – is consulting on harmonising the effects of infringing registered...
Music no longer free for charities
Charities and not-for-profit organizations will need to get a licence to play copyrighted music from Phonographic Performance Limited and PRS for Music, which together collect and distribute royalties...
Intellectual Property Office reports on millions of pounds worth of counterfeit and pirated products seized
The Intellectual Property Office’s annual Intellectual Property Crime Report has shown the millions of pounds of pirated or counterfeit products that have been seized in the last year. The Report also...
Trade mark applicant told that use of Idol is not ideal
The Intellectual Property Office has allowed in part an application from the owners of the POP IDOL registered trade mark to oppose the application for MODEL IDOL. The description of some of the advertising...
IP Office launches fast track for international patents
The Intellectual Property Office has slashed the time that it takes to get a patent approved in the UK, if it has already been examined by another body as part of the international Patent Cooperation Treaty....
IP Office launches Green patent database
The Intellectual Property Office, the public body in charge of reviewing and accepting or rejecting applications to register intellectual property rights in the UK, has announced that it is launching a...