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ECUs: the quiet automotive revolution

ECUs: the quiet automotive revolution

It’s been a revolutionary decade for the automotive industry: the period where the transition from manufacturing internal combustion engines (ICEs)...

Ensure that this festive period is merry and bright for your brand

Ensure that this festive period is merry and bright for your brand

Even in tough trading times, which many are currently experiencing, retailers still expect a significant increase in spending during the...

Can AI be an inventor? Thaler loses at the Court of Appeal

Can AI be an inventor? Thaler loses at the Court of Appeal

What may have originally seemed to be the realms of science fiction is slowly becoming reality. This creates many problems,...

Covetable, prestigious, and rare: the role of Royal Warrants in your brand identity

Covetable, prestigious, and rare: the role of Royal Warrants in your brand identity

Following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, many iconic symbols and titles will now transition to reflect the new monarch...

Trade marks: brand guardians of the metaverse

Trade marks: brand guardians of the metaverse

‘Metaverse’ has become a buzzword across numerous industries over recent years, with Facebook’s announcement last October that it is rebranding...

Get ready for the Unitary Patent and Unified Patent Court to go live: 1 April 2023

Get ready for the Unitary Patent and Unified Patent Court to go live: 1 April 2023

The European Patent Office (EPO) and participating European Union countries are suggesting that the Unitary Patent (UP) and the Unified Patent...

Waste to want: Innovative solutions to food waste

Waste to want: Innovative solutions to food waste

Single use, disposable, throwaway products have made, and continue to make, life convenient and affordable. Yet, nearly 70 years since...

Protecting AI diagnostics – two bites at the AIpple?

Protecting AI diagnostics – two bites at the AIpple?

The use of AI has revolutionised the speed and accuracy of diagnosis for a host of conditions including breast cancer,...

Data versus time in clinical trials: attaining the perfect balance

Data versus time in clinical trials: attaining the perfect balance

Clinical trials are an expensive and risky business. The investment of time, resources and costs grows with progression through the...

Has your IP protection got the memo? Eco-friendly cosmetics will be the new normal

Has your IP protection got the memo? Eco-friendly cosmetics will be the new normal

An estimated 120 billion items of packaging are produced globally every year by the beauty industry, with only a fraction...

Marcos Kauffman joins Barker Brettell’s IP Valuation Service

Marcos Kauffman joins Barker Brettell’s IP Valuation Service

Intellectual Property (IP) firm Barker Brettell has announced that Marcos Kauffman has been appointed IP Valuations Consultant to its IP...

What is the aviation industry doing to de-carbonise?

What is the aviation industry doing to de-carbonise?

The demand for air travel continues to rise and, as a result, the aviation industry is one of the world’s...

“Among one of the best trade mark practices in the field, the team at Barker Brettell has built a reputation for delivering strategic, business-savvy IP counsel with a level of client service that consistently exceeds expectations.’”

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