20th May 2022
Registered Community designs (RCDs) protect the shape and appearance of new products across the whole of the EU. Decisions by the EUIPO’s Invalidity Division help us to understand how the scope and the validity of an RCD may be interpreted.
16th May 2022
Sensors are everywhere. And there are more of them everyday. Some researchers have predicted that by 2035, there will be 1 trillion “internet of things” (IOT) devices, nearly all of them relying on sensors.
22nd Mar 2022
In 2012, Tecnica Group registered at EUIPO a 3D shape mark for the apres-ski footwear brand Moon Boot. Inspired by the outfits of the Apollo 11 astronauts, the brand has been around since the 1970s and has seen a recent revival in popularity, now being worn by influencers Dua Lipa and Hailey Bieber.
14th Mar 2022
Dr Paul Loustalan interviews Dr Bernardette Longridge, Engineering Centre Manager at AVL in the UK. Paul has known Bernie for many years, having been in the same IC Engines research group at UCL, albeit at different times, and was delighted that she agreed to be interviewed for Women’s History Month.
10th Mar 2022
DRAGONS’ DEN: If there’s one thing Patent Attorneys have in common with The Dragons it’s the value of protecting your IP:
7th Mar 2022
International Women’s Day: Retelling the curious, lesser-known story of one-time inventor and patentee, Carmela Vitale.
31st Jan 2022
In many extensive efforts being taken to reduce the amount of plastic packaging and to make it more recyclable, what if we could shop in a way which could eliminate single use plastic altogether? Enter the refill store, a shop where you fill your own empty containers with produce and pay by weight.
28th Jan 2022
This week, KleinVision’s AirCar made headlines as it was granted an airworthiness certificate in its native Slovakia. Here we will take a look at some of the recent activity in this field as well as the trends going forwards.