Do ‘trade secrets’ offer enough protection?
IP Solicitor Chris Thomas looks at the methods available to protect recipes and other intangibles in the food and beverage industry.
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The rise of patents in the health food industry
IP Solicitor Chris Thomas highlights the need for brand owners and manufacturers to protect trade secrets in the food and beverage industry.
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Protecting newly-developed metal can coatings
Associate Sarah Dobson examines the rise of the use of metal containers/cans in the food and beverage industry.
Read more Spyras secure a grant from the Growth Fund
Spyras, a London-based start-up, has secured a grant from the Appleyard Lees Growth Fund to help commercialise its innovation.
Read more First tobacco… now food and drink?
How would tobacco-industry style advertising restrictions impact the food and drink industry?
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Registering trade marks with Gin Lane
“Securing a trade mark for the Gin Lane brand early in our business’s development was essential for us to expand and grow with confidence."
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How NOT to get a Bioinformatics Patent
Parminder Lally and Simon Ambroz discuss why a patent application that relates to bioinformatics has been objected to by both the UK and US Patent Offices.
Read more Twitter rants, leaked documents and legal action
Produced for the World Trademark Review, Chris Hoole comments on the high profile spat between Haas F1 and Rich Energy.
Read more Will an ECJ ruling change the approach to registering Community Designs?
Johannes Biniok discusses the EU Court of Justice ruling which may change the approach to registering Community Designs in the auto industry and beyond.
Read more Appeal has no power
Originally produced for LexisNexis, Chris Thomas recounts the reasoning behind the judge’s support of the Hearing Officer in a judgment handed down on 11 April 2019.
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Synthetic Biology: Fuelling the Growth of the Bioeconomy
Parminder Lally discusses the commonality between AI, software, 5G and IoT innovations as highlighted at SynbiTECH 2019 and this year’s Cambridge Wireless International Conference.
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